Salvador to have absentee vote in 2014 election

Last Updated: Thursday, June 2, 2011, 10:15

Absentee voting will help El Salvador in strengthening its democracy.

Ancient Maya ritual ahead of Obama El Salvador trip

Last Updated: Monday, March 21, 2011, 11:37

US President is scheduled to visit El Salvador on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Third migrant survived Mexico massacre: El Salvador

Last Updated: Monday, September 6, 2010, 09:05

Salvadoran President announces that the third survivor is now in the US.

Salvadoran police find $9mln in cash in oil drum

Last Updated: Sunday, September 5, 2010, 09:30

Police in El Salvador say officers found USD 9 million in cash crammed into an oil drum buried at a ranch near the capital.

Gang members burn bus in El Salvador, killing 14

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 11:15

Gang members opened fire on a bus on the outskirts of El Salvador`s capital, then doused it with gasoline and set it on fire, killing at least 14 passengers.

El Salvador risk FIFA ban over government intervention

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 13:04

El Salvador risk suspension from world soccer after the country`s government said it did not recognise a FIFA commission running its football federation (Fesfut).

World Cup-bound United States beat El Salvador

Last Updated: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 16:04

The United States, lacking its Europe-based best, rallied to beat El Salvador 2-1 in a friendly soccer match with goals from Brian Ching and Sacha Kljestan.

Haiti: Detained Americans seek distance from adviser

Last Updated: Sunday, February 14, 2010, 15:43

Relatives of a group of jailed US missionaries thought a man who volunteered legal assistance — but who may be wanted for human trafficking in El Salvador — was a good Samaritan, a family member said.

El Salvador to recognise Honduras` new government

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 13:18

Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes says he will re-establish ties with neighbouring Honduras when president-elect Porfirio Lobo is sworn into office.

El Salvador storm toll rises to 192: Official

Last Updated: Monday, November 16, 2009, 09:57

Salvadoran authorities have raised the death toll from devastating floods and mudslides this week to 192 from 184 as more bodies turned up in storm-ravaged areas of the country. Another 80 people were reported as missing.

Countries rush aid to El Salvador, as flood toll rises to 157

Last Updated: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 10:06

Relief materials from different countries and aid organisations have begun to arrive for the flood affected people in El Salvador, as the toll has risen to 157 following a devastating storm last weekend.

El Salvador floods, mudslides kill 124, 60 missing

Last Updated: Monday, November 9, 2009, 09:31

Mud and boulders loosened by heavy rains swept down a volcano and partly buried a small town Sunday, swallowing up homes as flooding and landslides across El Salvador killed at least 124 people, authorities said.