Big waves generated by a storm 2,000 miles away battered a long stretch of the Pacific coast, wrecking homes, hotels and restaurants from Peru to Central America. There were no reports of death, but hundreds of people were evacuated from coastal communities. While the massive waves were not a...

Reuters - Five handguns used in Nicaragua a hundred and fifty years ago by mercenaries trying to conquer Central America have been stolen, police said on Tuesday.

AP - Huddled together aboard two vintage tanks, 40 soldiers plow through dense jungle on a four-hour journey into a little-known battlefield of the drug war. Their mission, here in Guatemala's wild north: to blow up dozens of clandestine airstrips used by planes laden with Colombian cocaine.

AP - This year's hurricane season will likely be worse than usual, though not as severe as 2005, a U.S. hurricane expert said Thursday.

AP - Costa Rica, long seen as Central America's most stable and prosperous country, has been rocked by corruption scandals, raising the election prospects for a popular former president and Nobel laureate.