Scientists find ancient camel fossils in Panama

Last Updated: Thursday, March 15, 2012, 09:17

Researchers say they have discovered the fossils of a small camel with a long snout that roamed the tropical rainforests of the isthmus of Panama some 20 million years ago.

New ancient camels named from Panama Canal excavation

Last Updated: Thursday, March 1, 2012, 15:24

The study is the first published description of a fossil mammal discovered as part of an international project in Panama.

Noriega leaves hospital in Panama, returns to jail

Last Updated: Friday, February 10, 2012, 12:52

Former Panama dictator, Manuel Noriega, is serving time in prison for murder, embezzlement and corruption.

Panama police, indigenous clash over blockade

Last Updated: Monday, February 6, 2012, 11:02

Police fired tear gas to clear blockades of the Pan-American highway by indigenous groups protesting changes to the mining law.

Former Panamanian dictator Noriega hospitalised

Last Updated: Monday, February 6, 2012, 11:00

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was toppled by a 1989 American invasion and later convicted of drug running.

Indians block Panama roads in debate over mining

Last Updated: Friday, February 3, 2012, 13:07

A tribal spokesman said the protesters want discussions with the Central American country`s Legislative Assembly.

Reformed Van Halen performs intimate NYC gig

Last Updated: Friday, January 6, 2012, 18:37

The show was at the famed Café Wha? in New York`s West Village.

Ex-Panama strongman Noriega returns home to prison

Last Updated: Monday, December 12, 2011, 12:32

Manuel Noriega, Panama`s drug-running military dictator of the 1980s, was extradited back to the country on Sunday.

Ex-Panama strongman Noriega heads home to prison

Last Updated: Sunday, December 11, 2011, 13:11

Noriega, now 77, was toppled in a US invasion of Panama in 1989 and has spent the last two decades behind bars.

Congress OKs Korea, Panama, Colombia trade deals

Last Updated: Thursday, October 13, 2011, 10:30

The Congress on Wednesday approved long-delayed trade pacts with South Korea, Colombia and Panama that are expected to lift exports by about USD 13 billion a year and give US employment a boost.

Delayed free trade deals may go to Congress soon

Last Updated: Sunday, October 2, 2011, 09:02

President Barack Obama may send to Congress as early as Monday three long-stalled free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia, a senior administration official said Saturday.