MANAGUA, Nicaragua – A rare shootout between police and an armed group that left 10 people dead in northern Nicaragua has fueled suspicions that guerrillas are forming to challenge President ...

Torres was a leading commander of the 1970s Sandinista revolution who broke with now-President Daniel Ortega to found the Sandinista Renovation Movement.

Nicaragua's legendary leftist guerrilla Eden Pastora, known as 'Commander Zero,' died early on Tuesday at age 83 of respiratory arrest, his son said.

Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega says that the U.S. should contribute $300 million to a church-backed program to heal wounds from that nation's civil war.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) A rare shootout between police and an armed group that left 10 people dead in northern Nicaragua has fueled suspicions that guerrillas are forming to challenge President ...

Although less well-known than fellow guerrilla leader and current Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, Edén Pastora, who died June 16 at 83, was one of the leading figures of the left-wing ...

Mónica Baltodano was a guerrilla commander in Nicaragua’s Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and participated in the country’s 1979 Revolution. She has a powerful presence and a ...

Constitutional reforms proposed by Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega to further consolidate power by extending his control over other parts of government won final approval on Thursday after a ...

Provides an overview of Nicaragua, including key dates and facts about this Central American state.

Nicaragua's government on Thursday freed 222 people among hundreds of critics and opposition figures in jail for allegedly threatening the country's sovereignty among other charges widely ...