News: Nicaragua

We have started to collect the most important news related to Nicaragua in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Nicaragua – overview

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• October 20th 2009 – February 22nd 2009
• November 12th 2008 – October 8th 2007
• September 15th 2007 – January 14th 2007
• January 11th 2007 – October 4th 2006
• September 23rd 2006 – July 3rd 2006

Nicaragua: news

Nicaragua poll results disputed

Wednesday, November 12th 2008, 13:21

Nicaragua's opposition says local elections which brought big wins for the governing Sandinista Party were fraudulent.
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Nicaragua election clash 'deaths'

Tuesday, November 11th 2008, 2:44

At least two people are reportedly killed and six injured in Nicaragua in clashes as local election results are disputed.
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Guatemala bus fire leaves 16 dead

Monday, November 10th 2008, 10:36
related countries: Guatemala

Guatemalan police find 16 bodies inside a burnt-out bus on a rural road, and reports suggest the victims were from Nicaragua.
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Nicaragua's Farc offer rebuffed

Friday, July 18th 2008, 0:51
related countries: Colombia
related places: Bogota

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's offer to talk to Colombia's Farc rebels is rejected by Bogota.
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Tropical storm hits Nicaragua

Friday, May 30th 2008, 10:29

Tropical Storm Alma hits Nicaragua, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people and flooding low-lying areas.
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Nicaragua cuts ties with Colombia

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 20:49
related countries: Colombia, Ecuador

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega breaks diplomatic ties with Colombia over its raid into Ecuador.
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Nicaragua steps up border row

Wednesday, February 13th 2008, 10:12
related countries: Colombia

Nicaragua protests formally to Colombia over alleged intimidation of its fishermen in disputed waters.
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US payout awarded over pesticide

Monday, November 5th 2007, 22:42
related countries: United States

A US jury awards $3.3m to workers who say they were left sterile by a pesticide used at a banana plantation in Nicaragua.
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Nicaragua's back street abortions

Saturday, October 13th 2007, 11:04

Tensions over the emotive issue of abortion are played out in the capital of Nicaragua, where it is illegal.
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Nicaragua-Honduras sea limit set

Monday, October 8th 2007, 18:07
related countries: Honduras

The International Court of Justice rules on a long-running maritime boundary dispute between Honduras and Nicaragua.
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