SAN JOSE, Feb 2 - Laura Fernandez will be Costa Rica's next president, pushing forward with a populist mandate set by her ...

Conservative populist Laura Fernández claimed victory in Costa Rica’s presidential race, with early results also pointing to ...

Laura Fernández says she will deepen her predecessor’s policies but polls show nearly a third of voters are undecided ...

Laura Fernández’s victory was driven by a crisis in which Costa Rica’s reputation for peace has been tarred by record-breaking violence.

Vote counting began Sunday evening in Costa Rica after elections dominated by a surge in narco-trafficking and promises of a crackdown from the conservative frontrunner.

Chile's far-right President-elect José Antonio Kast visited El Salvador's mega-prison for accused gang members on Friday ahead of a meeting with President Nayib Bukele to discuss organized crime.

Costa Rica, a beacon of stability in Central America that is battling a surge in violence related to drug trafficking, goes to the polls on Sunday in elections that are ...

The MS-13 thug, who illegally entered the US in 2015, allegedly admitted to participating in five brutal killings of rival ...

Chile’s president-elect, José Antonio Kast, visited El Salvador’s mega-prison for gang members on Friday and asked President Nayib Bukele for “cooperation” to improve security in Chile’s prisons.

Chile's far-right President-elect José Antonio Kast visited El Salvador's mega-prison for accused gang members on Friday ahead of a meeting with President Nayib Bukele to discuss organized crime. (AP ...

Chile’s far-right President-elect José Antonio Kast visited El Salvador’s mega-prison for accused gang members ahead of a ...