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Honduran congress dismisses Supreme Court justices
Honduras' political standoff escalated Wednesday as legal officials debated whether a congressional vote to remove four Supreme Court justices ...
US envoy pledges continued support to Honduras
President Barack Obama's deputy national security adviser said Wednesday the U.S. wants to see "tangible progress" in protecting human rights in ...
US deplores murder of Honduran teen by military
U.S. officials are demanding answers after learning soldiers trained, vetted and equipped by the U.S. government chased down and killed a teenager in ...
Dad seeks justice for slain son in broken Honduras
In a capital so dangerous that only the "walking dead" are said to venture out after dark, nothing could draw an obedient son from the safety of his ...
Honduras police in internal dispute over cleanup
The head of Honduras' National Police says he is facing an internal uprising over the suspension of high-ranking officers in his campaign to clean up ...
Free coffins: political swag for Honduran poor
In some countries political campaigns give out bumper stickers and yard signs. In others, they offer free lunches and supermarket debit cards.
Slain Honduran lawyer complained of death threats
A prominent Honduran human rights lawyer gunned down after a weekend wedding had long complained about death threats, including in documents filed ...
Correction: Jason Puracal-Nicaragua story
In a story Sept. 17 about a U.S. man imprisoned in Nicaragua (topic), The Associated Press erroneously reported the date of a police raid as Nov.
Guatemala eruption turns to tourist draw
A terrifying eruption of one of the world's most active volcanoes tapered off Friday into a draw for delighted tourists, who snapped photos from a ...
Guatemala volcano erupts outside tourist center
A long-simmering volcano exploded with a series of powerful eruptions outside one of Guatemala's most famous tourist attractions on Thursday, hurling ...
Murdered schoolboys shake Salvador's gang truce
The schoolboys went missing on a Thursday, and it took nearly three weeks for police to discover the mass grave. On July 11, a police investigator, ...
NGO disputes official report on Honduras shooting
A U.S.-based non-governmental organization on Saturday criticized Honduras' official investigation of a fatal shooting during a drug interdiction ...
US suspends anti-drug radar support in Honduras
The United States has suspended sharing of radar intelligence with Honduras because the Central American nation's air force shot down two suspected ...
DHS launches new immigration program
The Obama administration on Tuesday directed young illegal immigrants to fill out new forms and pay $465 if they want to apply under a new program ...
US withholds funds to Honduran police
The U.S. government is withholding funds to Honduran law enforcement units directly supervised by their new national police chief until the U.S.
Gangs extort cash from Honduran homeowners
Alejandro Duron's life changed in minutes when the envelope appeared under his front door. The note inside demanded that the 34-year-old systems ...
Hurricane Ernesto makes landfall on Yucatan coast
Hurricane Ernesto came ashore on Mexico's Caribbean coast near the border with Belize late Tuesday, after hundreds of tourists left beach resorts and ...
Oil hovers near $92 ahead of weekly US supply data
The price of oil edged higher above $92 a barrel Tuesday as analysts estimated that supplies of U.S. crude and gasoline likely fell last week.
Some evacuations as storm heads by Honduras coast
Tropical Storm Ernesto moved closer to the Central American coast Monday night as authorities in Nicaragua moved some people from low-lying areas and ...
Masked artist protests violence in Honduras
In the capital of one of the world's most dangerous countries, a hooded, masked man jumped out of a car on an assault mission. His target: a crumbling ...
DEA agents killed pilot of drug flight in Honduras
The pilot of a suspected drug flight killed in an anti-narcotics operation in Honduras earlier this month was shot dead by two U.S. Drug Enforcement ...
DEA Honduras raid part of aggressive drug strategy
A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent who killed a suspected drug trafficker during a raid in a remote region of Honduras was part of an ...
DEA agent kills suspected trafficker in Honduras
A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent has shot and killed a suspected drug trafficker during a raid in a remote northern area of Honduras known ...
Obama's deportation stay late for some immigrants
Marlon Roberto Cortes was stocking shelves in the frozen food section of a suburban Boston supermarket when he was summoned to the back office.