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An American being held in a Nicaraguan prison said he is innocent and described his treatment in a "hellhole" in an exclusive phone interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper on Thursday.

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Daniel Ortega begins third term as Nicaragua presidentupdated: Tue Jan 10 2012 21:09:00

Daniel Ortega marked the beginning of his third term as Nicaragua's president during an inauguration ceremony Tuesday -- an event both buoyed by his pledges of moderation and marred by months of discord over voter irregularities.

Ahmadinejad's Latin America tour reaches Nicaraguaupdated: Tue Jan 10 2012 14:20:00

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Nicaragua on Tuesday, the second stop of his five-day tour of Latin America.

Opponents dispute Nicaraguan election resultsupdated: Thu Nov 17 2011 07:02:00

Nicaragua's election officials have officially declared President Daniel Ortega's victory, but opponents are protesting the results.

President Ortega cruises to a 3rd term in Nicaraguaupdated: Mon Nov 07 2011 19:41:00

Left-leaning Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega easily won re-election with more than double the votes of his closest rival, election officials said on Monday, amid complaints of voting irregularities.

Despite rules, Ortega looking at 3rd term in Nicaraguaupdated: Sun Nov 06 2011 00:31:00

Nicaragua's constitution bars presidents from being re-elected, but that is not stopping President Daniel Ortega from running in his sixth straight presidential race. Going into Sunday's vote, he is leading the polls in a three-man race.

27 missing in Nicaragua as Rina strengthens to a hurricaneupdated: Mon Oct 24 2011 21:10:00

Rina strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane off the coast of Central America on Monday, as officials in Nicaragua searched for more than two dozen missing storm evacuees.

Tropical depression forms near Honduras, Nicaraguaupdated: Sun Oct 23 2011 18:48:00

A tropical depression formed in the western Caribbean Sea on Sunday, and is likely to become Tropical Storm Rina as it skirts the Honduran coastline, the National Hurricane Center said.

Hispanic Heritage - Independence Day Tourupdated: Thu Oct 20 2011 11:31:00

Take an Independence Day tour through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

Ongoing Central American rains a reminder of Mitchupdated: Wed Oct 19 2011 12:35:00

The death toll from recent rain and flooding in Central America rose to at least 91 Wednesday as the deluge rivaled what the region witnessed during the deadly Hurricane Mitch in 1998.

Teacher's extraordinary passion to help kidsupdated: Tue Sep 06 2011 17:12:00

A Georgia teacher's passion and curiosity about her immigrant students' homelands led to a path that changed her life and those she's touched - forever.

Nicaragua may revive $17 billion claim against U.S.updated: Fri Jul 22 2011 02:28:00

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega opened the door to the possibility of his country going back to international bodies in an attempt to get a $17 billion payout from the United States.

SI.com: Cuban prospect allegedly used false paperwork to dodge draftupdated: Wed Jul 13 2011 20:11:00

A highly-touted Cuban pitching prospect allegedly used fraudulent paperwork to dodge last month's amateur draft and gain international free agency, a government official tells SI.com.

I'm an entrepreneur: College was invaluableupdated: Thu Jun 09 2011 12:00:00

In the tech industry, college dropouts are legendary for eschewing education and founding billion-dollar companies. Not-as-famous but just-as-important are the college graduates that critically support these visionary founders.

Court bars Costa Rica, Nicaragua from disputed areaupdated: Tue Mar 08 2011 20:47:00

Costa Rica and Nicaragua both must refrain from sending or maintaining civilians, security forces or police in a disputed border area, the International Court of Justice ordered Tuesday, offering each side something it could claim as a victory.

Why more Americans don't travel abroadupdated: Wed Feb 09 2011 14:50:00

The numbers tell the story: Of the 308 million-plus citizens in the United States, 30% have passports.

Costa Rica to present case against Nicaragua in international courtupdated: Tue Jan 11 2011 06:29:00

Costa Rica will take its border dispute with Nicaragua to international court Tuesday.

People.com: Jeff Probst Explains Survivor's New Rulesupdated: Mon Dec 27 2010 16:29:00

Redemption Island will give voted-off contestants a second chance. Plus: Quitters beware!

People.com: Survivor Host Jeff Probst Breaks Down Nicaragua's Final Fiveupdated: Mon Dec 20 2010 11:49:00

Find out who has the best chance to make it to the finish line a millionaire

Costa Rica files case against Nicaragua in international courtupdated: Fri Nov 19 2010 06:17:00

Costa Rica has taken its border dispute with Nicaragua to international court, repeating claims that its territory has been invaded.

Call for troop withdrawal in Nicaragua, Costa Rica disputeupdated: Sat Nov 13 2010 06:12:00

The permanent council of the Organization of American States has approved a resolution asking troops to withdraw from the disputed border area between Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

Costa Rica ready to appeal to higher bodies in border disputeupdated: Wed Nov 10 2010 23:23:00

Costa Rica will take its border dispute with Nicaragua to the United Nations and the International Court of Justice, if a resolution is not found, Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla said.

Costa Rica, Nicaragua remain at odds over borderupdated: Tue Nov 09 2010 18:53:00

The secretary-general of the Organization of American States announced Monday that the two sides in a Central American border dispute had agreed to talks, but the responses from Costa Rica and Nicaragua showed that they remained far from resolution.

Google redraws the Nicaraguan borderupdated: Mon Nov 08 2010 17:25:00

Google Maps has retraced the border between two Central American countries after a territory dispute developed.

Google Maps border becomes part of international disputeupdated: Fri Nov 05 2010 14:18:00

The accuracy of Google Maps has been pulled into a debate about the border between two Central American countries.

OAS head to visit both sides in Central American disputeupdated: Thu Nov 04 2010 18:07:00

The Organization of American States will send its secretary-general to Costa Rica and Nicaragua to mediate a border dispute between the two countries, the body announced Thursday.

Costa Rican president urges restraint in border disputeupdated: Thu Nov 04 2010 05:13:00

Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla is urging citizens to exercise restraint as her government seeks a diplomatic course to resolve a boundary dispute with neighboring Nicaragua.

Costa Rica turns to OAS in border disputeupdated: Wed Nov 03 2010 19:41:00

Costa Rica on Wednesday made its case in front of the permanent council of the Organization of American States that Nicaraguan troops had made an incursion onto their territory.

People.com: Survivor's Tyrone: Race 'Probably' Played a Part in Eliminationupdated: Sun Oct 17 2010 18:28:00

The fire captain says "insecurities, biases, backgrounds" are part of the show

Nicaraguan president urges swift investigation of diplomat's deathupdated: Sun Sep 26 2010 05:48:00

Nicaragua's president is calling on U.S. authorities to investigate the death of a Nicaraguan diplomat as quickly as possible so his body can be returned home.

NYPD: Diplomat found dead, throat slashedupdated: Sun Sep 26 2010 05:48:00

A Nicaraguan diplomat is found dead with his throat slashed in his New York apartment. CNN's Susan Candiotti reports.

Honduras, Nicaragua brace for possible hurricaneupdated: Fri Sep 24 2010 07:40:00

Tropical Storm Matthew was strengthening Friday and could become a hurricane -- bringing heavy rains, flash floods and mudslides to Central America, forecasters said.

Panama cops: Americans would befriend victims, then rob and killupdated: Thu Aug 05 2010 09:44:00

Panamanian officials have unearthed three bodies linked to the five slayings an American man has confessed to committing, the lead prosecutor in the case told CNN.

Panamanian authorities search for bodies in U.S. suspect caseupdated: Tue Aug 03 2010 17:53:00

Panamanian authorities began searching Tuesday afternoon for the bodies of five people that an American man has confessed to killing, the lead prosecutor in the case told CNN.

Serial killing suspect, wife arrested in Nicaraguaupdated: Tue Jul 27 2010 10:22:00

William Adolfo Cortez -- the man suspected in four homicides in Panama, including the death of one American -- and his wife were arrested in Nicaragua on Monday, a Costa Rican official told CNN.

Ida weakens to tropical storm, drenches Nicaraguaupdated: Thu Nov 05 2009 15:38:00

Hurricane Ida made landfall Thursday morning over east central Nicaragua, pelting the Central American nation with heavy rain and weakening to a tropical storm.

Nicaragua abortion ban 'cruel and inhuman disgrace'updated: Wed Jul 29 2009 07:41:00

Nicaragua's total ban on abortion is a "cruel, inhuman disgrace" that's led to the rise in maternal deaths, human rights organization Amnesty International has said.

Ousted Honduran president returns to Nicaraguaupdated: Sat Jul 25 2009 16:04:00

Ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya returned to Nicaragua late Friday night after briefly entering his home country from which he was removed in a military coup nearly a month ago.

Venezuela to help Nicaragua after U.S. rebuffupdated: Sun Jun 14 2009 01:03:00

Venezuela has promised to give Nicaragua $50 million to replace money that the United States said this week it would withhold from the Central American country, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Saavedra said Saturday.

Pure joy in a humble landupdated: Mon Dec 08 2008 16:05:00

I've enjoyed many European holiday traditions such as Santa Lucia Day in Scandinavia and St. Nicholas Day in the Netherlands and Belgium. But one of the most memorable wasn't European at all.

Time.com: President Ortega vs. the Feministsupdated: Thu Oct 16 2008 10:00:00

A friendly judge tossed out sexual-abuse allegations against the Nicaraguan leader, but Latin America's feminists won't let the matter rest

Five die as Honduras jet overshoots runwayupdated: Sat May 31 2008 11:28:00

Five people died and more than 80 were injured when a commercial airliner overshot the runway into an adjoining street, crushing three vehicles and splitting into three sections before resting a few feet from a house, officials said.

'Alma' hits Nicaraguaupdated: Fri May 30 2008 11:20:00

Cars drive through ankle-deep water as Tropical Storm Alma pelts Managua with rain and wind.

Dean, Felix, Noel retired from hurricane name listupdated: Tue May 13 2008 16:32:00

Three names -- Dean, Felix and Noel -- were permanently retired from the list of Atlantic hurricane names after storms bearing those monikers in 2007 caused damage in the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico and elsewhere, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday.

Time.com: Nicaragua's Great Leap Forwardupdated: Thu May 08 2008 13:10:00

The country's ex-Marxist president says that the economic basket case can become the bread basket of Latin America, precisely because its farms are so backward

Nicaragua breaks diplomatic relations with Colombiaupdated: Thu Mar 06 2008 16:35:00

Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega said Thursday that the nation is breaking relations with Colombia "in solidarity with the Ecuadoran people."

American freed in Nicaragua goes into hidingupdated: Fri Dec 21 2007 22:23:00

An American man held in a Nicaraguan jail was released Friday and left the country, four days after a court overturned his conviction on charges of murdering his former girlfriend.

Mother 'so so thankful'updated: Fri Dec 21 2007 22:23:00

Maggie Anthony, the mother of Eric Volz, comments on her son's return from Nicaragua.

Geothermal's green credentialsupdated: Mon Dec 03 2007 19:40:00

Geothermal energy is opening doors to social and environmental sustainability. CNN's Hugh Riminton reports

Quick facts: Geothermal Energyupdated: Mon Dec 03 2007 19:40:00

Most people have an inkling that if you drilled down to the Earth's core, it would feel pretty hot down there -- around 5,500 degrees Celsius (9,932 degrees Fahrenheit) to be precise, in fact, according to Greenpeace. (Nearer the Earth's surface, however it is a more bearable 10-16 degrees Celsius (50-60 degrees F) all year round.)

SI.com: Gene Menez: Ryan supplants Tebow at No. 1updated: Mon Oct 29 2007 15:20:00

Fatal laptop issues and a business trip to Nicaragua (yes, I know there's no college football in Nicaragua) have conspired to produce an abridged Heisman Watch this week. Some of you may think it's an improvement.

Arab Voicesupdated: Thu Sep 27 2007 23:02:00

CNN Senior Arab Affairs Editor Octavia Nasr discusses controversial comments by Iranian President Ahmadinejad.

Time.com: Iran's Romance of Nicaraguaupdated: Mon Sep 10 2007 16:00:00

Visits with Ahmadinejad and an expensive seaport project are just a few signs of a growing alliance between the Central American nation and Washington's nemesis

Felix losing strengthupdated: Thu Sep 06 2007 23:12:00

Felix losing strength

Hurricane Felix death toll nears 100, official saysupdated: Thu Sep 06 2007 23:12:00

Rescuers searched for survivors of Hurricane Felix on Thursday as the death toll from the powerful storm rose to nearly 100, according to The Associated Press.

Felix leaves 21 dead, 200 missing in Nicaragua, officials sayupdated: Wed Sep 05 2007 21:55:00

Hurricane Felix has killed 21 people in Nicaragua and another 200 were missing, said the U.S. military's Southern Command, citing Nicaraguan officials.

Felix Hits Hondurasupdated: Wed Sep 05 2007 21:55:00

Felix Hits Honduras

Felix death toll rises above 40, emergency chief saysupdated: Wed Sep 05 2007 21:33:00

Nicaragua emergency chief Ramon Arnesto Soza said Thursday the death toll in Nicaragua from Hurricane Felix has risen to more than 40.

Time.com: New Hurricane Threatens Mexicoupdated: Wed Sep 05 2007 10:00:00

Hurricane Henriette threatened Mexico's mainland Wednesday, while the weakening remnants of Hurricane Felix dumped heavy rain over Central America

Mexico gets drenchedupdated: Tue Sep 04 2007 23:15:00

Mexico gets drenched

Felix weakens but prompts fears of massive floodingupdated: Tue Sep 04 2007 23:15:00

Felix was barely clinging to hurricane status Tuesday, but the storm still posed a "major flood threat" and could dump as much as 2 feet of rain in some areas, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Hurricane Felix closes in on Honduras vacation spotupdated: Tue Sep 04 2007 03:14:00

Hurricane Felix increased in strength in the early hours of Tuesday as it barreled toward Central America, where it is expected to come ashore along the Nicaragua-Honduras border.

Hurricane Felix grows to 'potentially catastrophic' Category 5updated: Mon Sep 03 2007 05:24:00

Hurricane Felix has grown to a "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 storm packing winds up to 165 mph (270 kph), the National Hurricane Center said late Sunday.

10 jobs you missed out onupdated: Fri Jul 13 2007 06:38:00

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Fortune: The world at riskupdated: Fri Feb 23 2007 11:51:00

1. Mexico Rapid approval of the 2007 budget, a well-targeted anti-crime initiative, and the launch of new social programs could boost Felipe Calderón's presidential credibility and support.

Ortega: Third time lucky?updated: Mon Nov 06 2006 03:57:00

With the ballots in Sunday's Nicaraguan presidential election still being counted, former Marxist guerrilla Daniel Ortega looks close to a dramatic return to power at the third time of trying.

Ortega might just win this time aroundupdated: Wed Nov 01 2006 17:23:00

On Sunday, just two days before the U.S. midterm elections, the man President Reagan called the "Little Dictator," the man involved in a civil war that left tens of thousands dead, the man who brought massive economic devastation to Nicaragua, could become that nation's leader again.

Hurricane Beta belts Nicaraguaupdated: Sun Oct 30 2005 16:04:00

Hurricane Beta's heavy rains drenched Nicaragua and Honduras Sunday afternoon as the weakening storm moved inland following an early morning landfall with 105 mph (170 km/hr) winds.

Beta hits island of Providencia updated: Fri Oct 28 2005 05:19:00

Hundreds of villagers on a tiny Caribbean island hiked into the mountains Friday, fleeing a powerful tropical storm that engulfed Providencia in heavy winds and rain.

Business 2.0: Why Latin America Is The New Indiaupdated: Mon Aug 01 2005 00:01:00

With its beaches, golf courses, cuba libres, and rock-solid social-security system, it's no wonder that Costa Rica is luring American executives who want an alternative to Indian outsourcing. After...

Money Magazine: Voyages of Rediscoveryupdated: Sun May 01 2005 00:01:00

Libya. Rwanda. Croatia. Nicaragua. We expect to see these names on the evening news, not travel brochures. A war or another well-publicized horror can keep tourists away for generations, but these ...

CNNMoney: Voyages of rediscoveryupdated: Fri Apr 22 2005 15:54:00

Libya. Rwanda. Croatia. Nicaragua. We expect to see these names on the evening news, not travel brochures.

Latin America's infectionupdated: Thu Feb 24 2005 18:47:00

When Gen. Omar Halleslevens was installed Monday in Managua as chief of the Nicaraguan army, the U.S. government was represented by a mere major at the change-of-command ceremony.

Transcript of Reagan's 1985 State of the Unionupdated: Mon Jan 31 2005 08:56:00

Just as we're positioned as never before to secure justice in our economy, we're poised as never before to create a safer, freer, more peaceful world. Our alliances are stronger than ever. Our economy is stronger than ever. We have resumed our historic role as a leader of the free world. And all of these together are a great force for peace.

Business 2.0: Your Little Piece of Heaven--or Hell Whether your investment in a home overseas is rewarding or an unbearable albatross depends updated: Sun Aug 01 2004 00:01:00

It's every surfer's dream to own a stretch of beach in front of some great surfing spot. Matt Sumner found his while cruising Nicaragua's southern Pacific coast. Sumner wants to keep the exact loca...

Business 2.0: Smoke 'Em--If You Can Get 'Em Forget the 10-cent cigar. Drew Estate's stogies are so hard to find, they're updated: Thu May 01 2003 00:01:00

They have trippy, hip-hop names like Def Sea, Star Monkey, and Extra Ordinary Larry. They're infused with unlikely concoctions of coffee, herbs, and essential oils. And as cigars go, they look, wel...

Fortune: Whole Lava Love Joshua David explores his own peculiar obsession with volcanoes--from the primal thrill of eruption to the fear updated: Mon Jul 23 2001 00:01:00

Ten years ago, while on a cruise off Italy's southern coast, I saw my first volcano. The announcement that we were passing it came during the boozy roar of the second dinner seating. I was the only...

Fortune: Overseas, U.S. Businesswomen May Have the Edgeupdated: Mon Sep 28 1998 00:01:00

I've led and worked on projects in Bolivia, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Panama, Tunisia, Sri Lanka, and South Africa. And I've found that international experience, decision-making authority, and sound ju...

Fortune: Welfare recipients at the opera, the Jimmy Carter fad, who wins the long-legged beauties. MR. NICE GUYupdated: Mon Apr 23 1990 00:01:00

The present writer has long tended to twitch uncontrollably any time somebody speaks warmly of Jimmy Carter, so he has been more spastic than usual lately. Esteemwise -- there is no denying it -- J...

Fortune: Labor's march to single digits, slashing away at Harvard, Lotus looks at liberals, and other matters. LOOKING LEFTWARDupdated: Mon Sep 11 1989 00:01:00

A fortnight ago, we were dwelling heavily on the curious unwillingness of the New York Times to label certain congressional Democrats ''left wing.'' Having raised this prickly subject, we feel it w...

Fortune: The world's leading pragmatist, Donker the wonder dog, State Department math, and other matters. THE PRAGMEOLOGUESupdated: Mon May 08 1989 00:01:00

Okay, the word above is not pretty. It does not roll trippingly off the tongue. But friends, we need a label for the omnipresent media mafiosi who go around casting left-liberal ideas as ''pragmati...

Fortune: An Eye on the Rainbow, Greed in Babylon, Swooning on the Tube, and Other Matters. Jesse's Worldupdated: Mon Apr 25 1988 00:01:00

Now that Taking Jackson Seriously has been declared the main media event of the fortnight, let us sidle up to a quite serious problem about this man. It is a problem that hardly ever gets alluded t...

Fortune: Royalty in Texas, Brains in Singapore, Correlations in Congress, and Other Matters. Contra Aid: A Footnoteupdated: Mon Mar 14 1988 00:01:00

A fortnight ago, we were groaning in this space about the curious fact that modern liberals -- unlike liberals of earlier years -- are powerfully biased against defense. The occasion for the groan ...

Fortune: Political Expressions, A Media Long Shot, Bankable Moments on 86th Street, and Other Matters. The Moyers Lookupdated: Mon Jan 18 1988 00:01:00

Here is the way the issue is framed in The Kingdom Divided, a ''special report'' on God and Politics that was lately brought to the tube by Bill Moyers, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and...

Fortune: Welfare and Other Frauds, Back to the Third Grade, Cutting Up in Australia, and Other Matters. The Big Tenupdated: Mon Jan 04 1988 00:01:00

''No foundation. All the way down the line.'' Those words are from William Saroyan's The Time of Your Life (1939), where they kept getting muttered moodily by a certain character complaining about ...

Fortune: Economic sanctions' discouraging recordupdated: Mon Oct 13 1986 00:01:00

Do economic sanctions work? Not against South Africa, says President Reagan, so he will probably veto a bill Congress has sent him that would impose sanctions -- mainly bans on certain imports and ...

Fortune: Nixing trade with Nicaraguaupdated: Mon May 27 1985 00:01:00

Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega was shopping for economic aid in Eastern Europe when President Reagan declared the actions of the Nicaraguan government a threat to U.S. security and ordered a cutof...

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