In 1989, the U.S. launched Operation Just Cause — a full-scale invasion of Panama to remove dictator and former CIA asset ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eerie Maduro-Noriega Parallels In 2026 US Capture Image by VodkaaaShutterstock The recent capture of Venezuela’s former leader, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro, left, and former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega. - Getty Images/AP Like Maduro, Noriega ...

Was on the CIA’s payroll for intelligence work. Abandoned by his parents at five, he was raised by his aunt, Mama Luisa. While in US custody, Noriega was afflicted with prostate cancer and suffered a ...

Panamas former dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega, who died in Panama City late Monday, was physically diminished after decades of imprisonment for crimes committed during his 1983-1989 rule. Noriega, 83 ...

PANAMA CITY (AP) – Medical authorities in Panama say former dictator Manuel Noriega has left a hospital four days after fainting in the prison where he is serving time for murder, embezzlement and ...

PANAMA CITY — Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega is in critical condition after undergoing two brain surgeries. Noriega, 83, underwent the first procedure on Tuesday morning to remove a benign ...

(CNN) — Over three decades ago, the US government executed the shocking arrest of the leader of a foreign country: Panama’s Manuel Noriega. The dictator’s case may prove to be a guide for the ...