Vincent J. Schodolski

President Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado said Mexico could go elsewhere for the estimated $6 billion to $7 billion in new loans it needs if private banks in the United...

President Reagan won a major boost for his Central American policy Wednesday when the House of Representatives approved $100 million in humanitarian and military aid to Nicaraguan rebel forces. The...

Despite agreements on some issues during the weekend summit of five Central American presidents, serious rifts remain and officials doubt that the June 6 deadline for the signing of a...

Honduran military officials and local residents Thursday gave the first hard evidence of four days of fighting between Nicaraguan soldiers and anti-Sandinista rebels in this remote part of south-central Honduras....

Juan de Dios Martinez, his wife, Maria, and their five children are busy beneath the hot March sun drying the last beans from this year`s coffee harvest on their small...

PRINCE, Haiti It was just before 9 a.m. and a tropical breeze stirred the air as the 79 men and women sat with expressionless faces on the stone floor of...

In the days leading up to his dramatic departure, President-for-Life Jean-Claude Duvalier was caught up in a battle among his closest advisers. He agreed to leave the country only after...

As Mexicans struggled Monday through the confusion of the first regular workday since two disastrous earthquakes struck the capital, Nancy Reagan paid a four-hour visit to the city and delivered...

Mexico published details Monday of its latest letter of intent with the International Monetary Fund that includes a provision for future wage increases to be linked to higher productivity on...

Mexico has lowered the price of its light crude oil by $1.25 a barrel, to $27.75, but said its export level will remain unchanged at 1.5 million barrels a day....