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Six Jesuit priests killed by the army during El Salvador's civil war two decades ago were decorated with the country's highest honor Monday.
Salvadoran authorities say at least 192 people were killed by floods and landslides that swept through the country last week.
At least 10,000 Salvadorans are in urgent need of food aid after floods and mudslides destroyed huge swaths of crops during harvest season, the U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday.
El Salvador's defense minister says the army will send an additional 2,500 soldiers to crime-plagued parts of the country to increase security.
El Salvador's president says the country will award its highest honor to six Jesuit priests murdered by the army in 1989.
The first Cuban ambassador to El Salvador since the early 1960s has presented his credentials, the government of leftist President Mauricio Funes said Sunday.
The Salvadoran navy says it has found 76 migrants from as far away as Bangladesh, Nepal and Eritrea aboard a boat in the Pacific.
The United States is getting good at coming from behind in World Cup qualifiers.
Four alleged gang members and a police officer have been arrested in the slaying of French documentary filmmaker Christian Poveda, Salvadoran authorities said Wednesday.
El Salvador has decided to close schools nationwide for two weeks to combat the spread of swine flu.
Osael Romero scored two goals, including the winner in the 86th minute, to give El Salvador a 2-1 victory over Costa Rica in Group A at the Gold Cup on Friday night.
El Salvador is investigating claims by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez that an assassination plot prevented him from visiting the Central American nation.
A journalist from a party of former Marxist guerrillas became El Salvador's first leftist president Monday, immediately restoring ties with Cuba while promising to remain friendly with the United States.
President-elect Mauricio Funes has appointed his wife and a former Marxist guerrilla to Cabinet posts just hours before starting his five-year term.
El Salvador and Jamaica played to a 0-0 tie in an international friendly match on Saturday night.
New Jersey defenseman Bryce Salvador missed Game 7 of the Devils' series with the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night with a knee injury.
Costa Rica defeated El Salvador 1-0 Wednesday in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying play on a goal by Walter Centeno.
Mauricio Funes made a name for himself by reporting on El Salvador's 1980-1992 war between U.S.-backed governments and leftist guerrillas and as a television show host who was unafraid to tackle the Central American nation's most sensitive issues.
A charismatic former TV journalist promised to build strong ties with President Barack Obama and promote investor confidence Monday as he took El Salvador into uncharted territory by being elected its first leftist president.
Salvadorans who live in the United States cannot vote in their native country, but they could impact the results of Sunday's presidential election because of the influence they wield over their relatives who value both their experience and the money they send.
A former television journalist who has compared himself to President Barack Obama has given El Salvador's former guerrillas their best chance to win the presidency since a bloody civil war ended in 1992.
Salvadoran President Tony Saca has declared the country's participation in Iraq a "mission accomplished," as the country honors the last returning contingent of soldiers who served there.
The last Salvadoran troops are home from Iraq, ending Latin America's military presence there.
El Salvador's presidential race has tightened, with the leading candidates in a virtual tie and likely facing a runoff election, according to a poll released Friday.
Police said Wednesday they found the remains of what they believe to be eight to 10 gang victims at the bottom of a well outside El Salvador's capital.
Leftist Party Wins Salvadoran Vote El Salvador's F.M.L.N., the leftist party of the country's former guerrillas, won the presidential election Sunday after a bruising election campaign, marking a turning point after two decades of rule by the right.
Salvadoran ex-rebels win presidency for first time on Yahoo! NewsMauricio Funes, FMLN Salvadoran leftist ex-rebels candidate win election. (AP)
The Republic El Salvador, located in Central America, is a very small country of just 21,041 square kilometers and a population of nearly 7 million.
Probably, the most violent timeline in history"Salvadoran police violently captured community leaders and residents at a July 2007 demonstration against the privatization of El Salvador's water supply and distribution systems." 1979-81 - Around 30,000 people are killed by army-backed right-wing death squads.
Obama, McCain, Weatherman, the CIA, and Anti-capitalismIn his 2001 memoir, "Fugitive Days," Bill Ayers writes: "I don't regret setting bombs. I feel we didn't do enough." This is something very few Americans can accept, and I wouldn't even make the attempt to persuade them.
NGV denies Salvador Dali painting is a fake | Herald SunDOUBTS surround the authenticity of Salvador Dali paintings to be exhibited next year at the National Gallery of Victoria.
Eight Dead As Soccer Stadium Stand Collapses In Brazil Eight fans have died in Brazil after part of a football stadium collapsed as crowds jumped up and down in celebration.
Top 10 Beaches of The WorldThe Guardian this week announced the top 10 beaches in the world. When I saw the headline I assumed that there would be at least one of Latin America's beaches on the list, but I was a bit surprised to see that it was Porto da Barra in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil that was chosen.
Vogue Magazine's 'The New Carribean'Vogue magazine has listed the top 25 cultural items of 2006. One of them was that Brazil's beaches have become the 'new carribean'
Prison Riot In El Salvador Kills 17 - Local NewsPrison Riot In El Salvador Kills 17 POSTED: 7:14 pm EST January 6, 2007 SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- Officials in El Salvador say at least 17 inmates are dead after a riot at a maximum-security prison.
Towards the end of 2004, when the Iraqi resistance had proven to the world that it was no back-to-the-wall bunch of "regime dead-enders" and the "cakewalk" ziocons were wiping the pie off their faces, ziocon warmonger Charles Krauthammer wrote the following blood-curdler: People k
The singer Bono Vox (he and the whole band) is really feeling free as special guests in the city of Salvador.
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