In the wake of the recent prison deaths of fourteen gang members in western El Salvador, the nation’s Supreme Court has declared that street gangs, as well as those that financially support them, will be classified as terrorists.
At least 125 people have been murdered in El Salvador in the last three days as the Central American nation's gang-fueled violence seems to further spin out of control.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has launched a new ad campaign in an effort to warn potential migrants of the struggles they are likely to face while trying to enter the Unites States.
In response to rampant gang violence that has been plaguing El Salvador, Attorney General Luis Martinez has issued around 300 arrest warrants for gang members suspected of what are being called "terrorist acts."
Four people were killed and four others wounded when gunmen on Wednesday boarded a bus and opened fire on workers and passengers near El Salvador's capital city.
Despite the surge of violence that continues to rattle El Salvador, the country's National Civil Police (PNC) "will not negotiate nor hold talks with gangs," the force's deputy chief said on Monday.
Canada and El Salvador know that they are the minnows of Group B. Fortunately for both sides, the United States and Mexico are not a part of the group.
Authorities in El Salvador counted 635 homicides in May, making the month the single deadliest since the end of the Central American nation's civil war in 1992.
The surge of violence El Salvador has seen since the end of a 2012 truce between two street gangs has not only led to the homicide rate spiking to its highest level in a decade, but is also putting the spotlight on the Central American country's powerful anti-gang police unit.
In a move that many Salvadorean Catholics have considered long overdue, Oscar Romero, the Roman Catholic archbishop who was murdered during the 1980-92 civil war, has finally been beatified.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Monday advised El Salvadorean leaders to forcefully go after two rival gangs in order to quell violence and restore order in the increasingly unstable Central American country.
Fernando Palomo sat down with our sports team to talk about 2015 UEFA Champions League and who he thinks could win it all in this exclusive interview. Palomo also talks about the soccer superstars of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
After a court ruled that he was responsible for torture and killings while in command, the United States has deported former El Slavador general Eugenio Vides Casanova
Murders and disappearances increase in El Salvador and the police does not appear to curb crime. El Salvador has seen violence increase throughout the country since the beginning of the year, according to reports.
Lionel Messi and Argentina will face El Salvador in an international friendly Saturday. These two clubs don't have a lot of history between one another on the field, but El Salvador would love nothing more than to prove their worth against South America's best. Latin Post previews the game and predicts who will win.
