Country spends most of the 19th Century in violent power struggles between Liberal and Conservative factions. 1860 - British cede control over the country's Caribbean coast to Nicaragua.

Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America, covering 130,373 square kilometers. Its economy relies on producing light manufacturing, services, and agriculture. In recent years, Nicaragua has ...

After a Nicaraguan human rights activist who had fled to Costa Rica was killed, concern has grown that the Ortega government ...

One Nicaraguan journalist escaped a crackdown on press freedom to seek asylum in the U.S. Now she feels hunted again, as ...

Violeta Chamorro’s daughter, Cristiana Chamorro, was held under house arrest for months in Nicaragua and then convicted of money laundering and other charges as Ortega moved to ...

Nicaragua has discovered that migrant transportation is a very lucrative business. Murillo opened Augusto C. Sandino International Airport to migrant charter flights in 2021.

Violeta Chamorro, whose 1990 upset victory made her Nicaragua's first female president — and ushered peace into civil war-ravaged Central America — was laid to rest this week after dying in exile in ...

Nicaragua angrily announced its withdrawal from the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in a letter that UNESCO's director general, Audrey Azoulay, said she received Sunday morning.

U.S. efforts resulted in the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners including faith leaders in September 2024.

The Department of Homeland Security revoked work and residence permissions for hundreds of thousands of migrants on Thursday, according to a CNN report.

Nicaragua angrily announced its withdrawal from the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in a letter that UNESCO's director general, Audrey Azoulay, said she received Sunday ...