Explored and settled by the Spanish in the 16th century, Panama broke with Spain in 1821 and joined a union of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela - named the Republic of Gran Colombia. When the latter ...

View of the Miraflores Locks in the Panama Canal near to Panama City, June 22, 2016. RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP/Getty Images Eight years and more than $5 billion later, the Panama Canal expansion is set to ...

The 50-mile Panama Canal was a multi-national, multi-decade project to link two oceans and transform global shipping. After completion in 1914, the canal helped turn the United States into an economic ...

A cargo ship sails through the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City on Sept. 9, 2024. The Panama Canal is more than a piece of infrastructure; it’s a global asset that symbolizes ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reclaim the Panama Canal if it doesn’t reduce tolls for American ships and accused China of being behind the waterway’s operations. Here are five key ...

* In 1524, Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes proclaimed that a water path across the isthmus would be worth more than the conquest of Mexico. Charles V of Spain ordered surveys for a possible canal ...

Political scandals in Brazil, South Africa, Malaysia and other emerging markets feed the deep suspicions ordinary people have that political and business elites are gaming the system to enrich ...