World News

Salvage team boards drifting tanker off France

Ship being towed to Bilbao

02/02/2016

World News

Final bid to salvage drifting cargo ship off French coast

A final attempt has been launched to salvage a cargo ship that has been adrift for almost a week. High winds and six metre waves have been hampering

01/02/2016

Panama

Panama: supreme court orders detention of ex-President Martinelli

Panama’s Supreme Court has ordered the provisional detention of former president Ricardo Martinelli amid accusations he illegally spied on his

22/12/2015

Panama

Engineers flood newly-expanded Panama Canal section

Engineers have started to flood a newly enlarged section of the Panama Canal aimed at allowing larger ships to use the waterway. The work, which

12/06/2015

Panama

Obama and Maduro meet for first time amid US-Venezuela tension

President Obama briefly met his Venezuelan counterpart for the first time on the margins of the Summit of the Americas in Panama. Greatly exceeding

12/04/2015

Panama

Historic US-Cuba talks between Obama and Castro

Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro have made history by holding the first formal, face to face talks between leaders of the United States and

12/04/2015

Panama

Obama and Castro make history with US-Cuba talks

Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro have held the first formal face to face talks between leaders of the United States and Cuba in more than half

11/04/2015

Panama

President Barack Obama and Raul Castro set to meet at the Summit of the Americas

Day two of the Summit of the Americas opened in Panama City where President Barack Obama and Cuba’s Raul Castro are due to hold their first formal

11/04/2015

Panama

Cuban government supporters and opponents clash in Panama

Scuffles broke out on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas in Panama between supporters and opponents of the Cuban government. Prominent

11/04/2015

Panama

US holds potential game-changing cards at Americas summit

The 7th Summit of the Americas, to be held in Panama City, Panama, this Friday and Saturday, has been cited as historic and problematic. Cuba is

09/04/2015

Cuba

US hopes talks with Cuba could restore ties by April

US-Cuban talks enter a new round next week with news that the US State Department is reportedly looking at speedy ways to remove the country from its

14/03/2015

Nicaragua

Nicaragua announces start of work on China-backed canal

The groundbreaking ceremony on Monday marks the beginning of work on a canal to rival Panama's waterway and boost the economy amid concerns over Lake Nicaragua.

23/12/2014

Focus

Panama: European SMEs' gateway to international markets

18/06/2014

Panama

Earthquake of 6.8 magnitude strikes off Panama

13/05/2014