In 1971, Noriega ordered the killing of Father Jesus Hector Gallego Herrera, a young priest heading a Christian peasant ...

Noriega stamped his authority on Panama as its de facto military ruler in the 1980s.

Panama's government said Thursday it would remain "firm" in defending its sovereignty and the Panama Canal, after a report ...

In December 1989, thousands of U.S. troops came to Guerrero's neighborhood and opened fire. Troops were looking for Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who was wanted by the U.S. government for ...

The purpose of the operation was to capture Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega. The U.S. sent 26,000 troops from the Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy to conduct ground and air ...

The United States had invaded Panama a decade earlier to capture dictator Manuel Noriega, whom Washington accused of drug trafficking. Tensions between the United States and Panama have again ...