An ex-colonel from El Salvador linked to the 1989 murders of six Jesuit priests has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for immigration fraud in the United States.

Communities and mangroves are under threat from plans to develop the east coast of El Salvador, according to local groups and environmentalists.

Washington - Yesterday the FBI added former Black Panther and convicted cop-killer Assata Shakur to its Most Wanted Terrorist list, placing a $2 million reward on her head. Shakur becomes the first woman and the second 'domestic terrorist' to make the list.

Following the news of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's death, there has been an outpouring of both support and criticism highlighting the Iron Lady's controversial legacy.

The Pentagon sent a pair of retired colonels, one of them a veteran of the Central American "dirty wars," to oversee Iraqi commando units that set up secret torture centers where horrific abuses against prisoners, some of them children, occurred.

The Inter-American Court for Human Rights has ordered the government of El Salvador to investigate the 1981 massacre of more than 900 villagers at El Mozote by a US-trained unit of the Salvadoran military.

Niagara Falls - A trip to the magnificent Horseshoe Falls of the Niagara River in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, can be greatly enhanced by including a visit to the wonderful Butterfly Conservatory, located just ten minutes down the road on the Niagara Parkway.

A strong earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale shook Costa Rican territory this morning at about 08:42 local time. No reports are yet known about casualties or the level of damage.

Central America was hit by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake on Sunday night, around 125 km off the El Salvador coast in the Pacific Ocean. A small tsunami followed.

Money from families closely connected with Salvadoran death squads funded the launch of Bain Capital in the 1980s, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was the man who solicited that funding.

It's just one more bit of bad news for a campaign that is up to its armpits in bad news. Writers from the Huffington Post suggest in an article published today that Mitt Romney started Bain Capital with money tied to death squads in Central America.

San Salvador - The small, gang-plagued nation of El Salvador passed its first day without a recorder murder since 2009. In the capital; a pronouncement and some somber celebration marked the occasion

With close to 40% of the votes, the conservative ARENA party is set to win the general election in El Salvador against the Farabundo Marti Liberation Front.

Los Angeles - Filmmakers of 'Greedy Lying Bastards', a documentary which promises to blow the lid on the oil industry and its vast sphere of influence, has just announced actress Daryl Hannah, as its new Executive Producer.

San Salvador - El Salvador's government has increasingly turned to its military in attempts at curbing escalating crime connected to gang-related drug trafficking, and President Mauricio Funes' actions are called a return to failed "iron fist" policies of the past.

Toronto - You're poor but have a great business idea. Where do you turn? In Toronto microlending is an option. In a climate of economic uncertainty microloans may be the way out of poverty for those who want to work at their own business.

Two bodies were found in the town of Comas Altas in Mexico leading authorities to believe that the missing investigators of a Mexican ranch massacre have been found.

The clowns in El Salvador take their profession very seriously and are protesting against imposters who use their costumes for crime.

Guatemala City - Mother Nature has wreaked havoc on Guatemala this week. First there was a volcanic eruption from its Pacaya volcano and now tropical storm Agatha has engulfed the country with floods and landslides, which has claimed the lives of at least 86.

Jorge Puello came to the attention of the world after he volunteered to represent 10 American Baptists, held by Haitian authorities after the religious group was accused of child trafficking in January.