- Safi Bello
Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega rejects demands he step down
BBC News --------- Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega has refused to bow to protesters' demands that he stand down. He said the deaths of about 300 people during three months of protests were caused by paramilitary groups, during an interview with the US news channel Fox News. He denied the government had financed the groups and said they were funded by opposition MPs and drug cartels. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.