A weak mag. 2.6 earthquake struck 40 km southwest of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua on Oct 31, per volcanodiscovery.com.
Nicaragua's capital also reported a minor 1.9-magnitude quake 17 km north of Rivas on Oct 29, according to the same source.
Moscow and Managua deepened their pharmaceutical partnership at a congress in Nicaragua, Bloomberg reports.
UN experts allege Nicaragua’s leaders may have committed crimes against humanity, AP notes.