WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's plan to double U.S. exports over five years includes passing free trade agreements with Panama, Colombia and South Korea that have been delayed for years, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday. "I think it requires we work together to pass strong trade agreements that will expand opportunities in ... foreign markets ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and business leaders on Thursday pressed President Barack Obama to make good on his goal of doubling exports by moving quickly to win congressional approval of long-delayed trade pacts with Panama, Colombia and South Korea. The Republicans noted that Obama had stopped short of asking lawmakers to approve the waiting trade deals, even though he called for ...

Panama's national police force says three guerrillas from a Colombian rebel group have been killed in a confrontation along the sparsely populated frontier between the two countries. The Ministry of the Interior and Justice says police detected a small wooden boat carrying six armed men in the ...

Panama officials have lined up Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi for an exhibition game on July 18, just a week after the World Cup finishes in South Africa. The match, which will open Panama's remodeled Rommel Fernandez stadium, will be played between a team ...