Topic: Central America
El Salvador's government asked for "forgiveness" Saturday over a civil war-era massacre in 1981 in which soldiers executed more than 1,000 people, nearly half of them children.Sunday marks the 30th anniversary of the slaughter at the small northeastern village of El Mozote, ...
The US Senate on Tuesday rejected a Republican push to expand President Barack Obama's powers to negotiate trade deals, amid a broader fight over accords with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea.With those three deals edging towards approval in the divided US Congress, ...
President Barack Obama told Salvadorans he remains committed to reforming US immigration policies and pledged to help keep the tiny Central American country on a path of development.Immigration, security and economic growth figured as the central issues of Obama's visit and talks ...
Founded in 1530 by Spanish settlers near the west bank of the Rio Grande de San Miguel, the city was badly damaged by a severe earthquake in 1917. It was rebuilt and has become one of the largest cities of El Salvador.. ...
VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday made four recess job appointments to his administration, including a new U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, postponing the need for Senate approval.Recess appointments, which have been made by presidents of both parties, ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is committed to finalizing free-trade agreements with Colombia and Panama but faces "political winds" and an uncertain outcome, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday.Speaking at a conference of leaders from the Western Hemisphere, Clinton ...
President Barack Obama made no commitments to move forward on stalled free trade pacts with Colombia, Panama and South Korea during private talks with lawmakers this week, a top ally said Thursday. "In terms of specific trade agreements, there was no discussion," ...
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Prospects for reviving and approving US free trade pacts with Panama, Colombia and South Korea are " not good," Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell warned Thursday.And US President Barack Obama "is sending all the wrong signals to the rest of the ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States risks being " wallflowers at the dance" as other countries pursue trade deals while the Obama administration sits on the sidelines, a senior Republican senator said on Thursday.The Democratic Obama administration so far has only produced ...
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