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In presidential vote, El Salvador picks between right and left

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 04:29

Voters in crime-plagued El Salvador headed to the polls Sunday to decide whether to keep the leftist party in power or return to conservative rule.

Salvadoran ex-president tries to flee amid graft probe

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 15:45

El Salvador`s ex-president Francisco Flores, who is under investigation over USD 10 million donated by Taiwan, tried to flee the country on a bus, President Mauricio Funes said.

Polls point to runoff in Salvadoran presidential vote

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 10:41

While some polls give governing FMLN party candidate Salvador Sanchez Ceren a double-digit lead over his main rival in El Salvador`s Feb 2 presidential election, he seems unlikely to gain the absolute majority needed to avoid a runoff.

Salvadoran ex-president admits Taiwan payments

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 13:52

Salvadoran ex-president Francisco Flores has admitted to a congressional panel that he had received cheques worth millions of dollars from Taiwan but denied the funds were for his personal use.

El Salvador volcano erupts, evacuations ordered

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 10:05

The Chaparrastique volcano in eastern El Salvador belched a column of hot ash high into the air on Sunday, frightening nearby residents and prompting authorities to order evacuations in the area.

India junior paddlers shine at El Salvador Cadet TT

Last Updated: Thursday, August 15, 2013, 14:48

India`s junior paddlers shone bright at the El Salvador Junior and Cadet Open Table Tennis championships by winning both the cadet boys and cadet girls team titles.

US breeze into Gold Cup semis

Last Updated: Monday, July 22, 2013, 15:06

US breezed past El Salvador 5-1 to book their berth in the semifinals of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

UAE, El Salvador ink air services agreement

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 09:52

The UAE has decided to deploy Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, Air Arabia, RAK Airways and FlyDubai, while El Salvador will designate its airlines in due course.

Major earthquake hits off El Salvador coast

Last Updated: Monday, August 27, 2012, 21:31

A tsunami warning was put into effect for Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama and Mexico after the quake.

`US agents patronised prostitutes in El Salvador`

Last Updated: Friday, April 27, 2012, 11:16

US Secret Service is investigating allegations that agents frequented a strip club ahead of Barack Obama`s March 2011 visit to El Salvador.

US Olympic soccer dreams crushed by El Salvador equaliser

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 11:06

The United States will not feature in the Olympic soccer tournament in London after surprisingly missing out to Canada and El Salvador in the group stage of qualifying.

El Salvador apologises 30 years after massacre

Last Updated: Sunday, December 11, 2011, 09:45

El Salvador`s government has asked for `forgiveness` over a civil war-era massacre in 1981.