UN High Court: Nicaragua must compensate Costa Rica for territory violations
Nicaragua violated Costa Rica's sovereign territory by establishing a military presence in parts of a disputed waterway, and must compensate its neighbor, the United Nations' highest court said Wednesday.…
Costa Rica celebrates legal victory in border spat with Nicaragua
Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis on Wednesday expressed his satisfaction with the "forcefulness" of the ruling issued by the International Court of Justice at The Hague finding that Nicaragua…
Sweeping new indictment against top FIFA officials unveiled
U.S. Attorney announced Thursday a new, sweeping indictment against 16 officials of FIFA, including two vice presidents of the international soccer governing body's executive committee and officials from Costa Rica,…
After 110 years of calm, Nicaragua’s Momotombo volcano explodes to life in fiery eruption
After 110 years of relative calm, Nicaragua’s Momotombo volcano roared back to life with a fiery eruption Wednesday morning. A column of gas and ash shot more than 26,000…
Precision of Nicaragua’s pre-Columbian artifacts surprises experts
The precision with which 15 statues from present-day Nicaragua's pre-Hispanic era were sculpted has surprised a group of experts making copies of them, said sculptor Pedro Vargas, the director of…
$50 billion Chinese canal project in Nicaragua to be further delayed
HK Nicaragua Canal Development Investment Group (HKND), a Chinese infrastructure firm, announced Wednesday that it was delaying the construction of a $50 billion canal across Nicaragua to late 2016, but…
Why so many Cubans are suddenly fleeing to the US and getting stuck in Costa Rica
You might have thought that the thaw between Washington and Havana would cut down the number of Cubans attempting an arduous escape to the United States. If so, you’d…
Remains of last victim missing after helicopter crash on Costa Rica-Nicaragua border recovered
The remains of former Nicaraguan Cabinet Chief Antonio Lacayo, who served in that post from 1990-1997, were recovered late Wednesday night, according to local media reports in Nicaragua.…
