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Soldiers guard the facilities of the prison after the fire

46 dead in gang violence at Honduras women's prison

The death toll from a fire and clashes between rival gangs at a women's prison in Honduras has risen to 46, the prosecutor's office said, as the first bodies were handed over to mourning families for burial.

World • 21 Jun 23

Thousands of people are trying to reach the US by foot

Guatemalan troops break up US-bound migrant caravan

Guatemalan security forces have broken up a caravan of about 4,000 Honduran migrants trying to reach the United States on a journey of thousands of kilometres through Central America on foot.

World • 19 Jan 21

Residents search for their belongings in Bilwi - also known as Puerto Cabezas - in Nicaragua

Death and destruction as Eta batters Central America

Tropical Storm Eta has pushed into Honduras after leaving behind a trail of destruction in Nicaragua, where it made landfall as a Category Four hurricane.

Weather • 05 Nov 20

Juan Orlando Hernandez delivers a press conference following his brother's conviction

Brother of Honduran leader guilty of drug trafficking

US court convicts Honduran president's brother of drug trafficking

World • 19 Oct 19

Donald Trump has made a series of criticisms of Baltimore

Trump suggests Baltimore 'worse than Honduras'

US President Donald Trump has once again attacked the city of Baltimore, suggesting that violent crime there is worse than in Honduras, a Central American country with one of the world's highest homicide rates outside a war zone.

US • 31 Jul 19

Donald Trump said that the countries had "set up" caravans of migrants in order to export them into the United States

US ending aid to 'Northern Triangle' over migrants

The United States is cutting off aid to the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras - known collectively as the "Northern Triangle" - a day after President Donald Trump blasted the countries for sending migrants to the US.

World • 30 Mar 19

Increasing number of families are trying to enter the US

US to begin forcing asylum seekers to stay in Mexico

The US government is to return the first group of migrants seeking asylum in the United States to the Mexican border city of Tijuana, marking the start of a major policy shift by the Trump administration.

US • 25 Jan 19

Groups of migrants have been gathering on the beach at the border fence that separates Mexico from California

Tension as hundreds of migrants reach US border

Hundreds of migrants have reached the US-Mexico border today, their numbers swelling as the main body of a much larger caravan of Central Americans followed behind them at an accelerated pace through Mexico.

US • 14 Nov 18

Members of the migrant caravan push forward at a gate separating Guatemala from Mexico in Ciudad Tecun Uman, Guatemala

Thousands of migrants in US-bound caravan enter Mexico

Thousands of migrants who are part of a US-bound caravan condemned as unwelcome by US President Donald Trump have begun moving into Mexico, shadowed by hundreds of police en route to the border city of Tapachula.

World • 21 Oct 18

Separated migrant families are often held are in cages, such as this one in Texas

Why is the US separating immigrant families?

President Donald Trump has said that the US would not become a "migrant camp" as his administration faced a backlash for its practice of separating the children of illegal immigrants from their parents.

World • 19 Jun 18

Around 400 people have arrived at the Mexican border from Central America hoping to gain asylum in the U.S.

Hundreds of asylum seekers arrive at the Mexican border

Hundreds of people from a Central American migrant caravan rallied today at the U.S.-Mexico border, many preparing to report to U.S. authorities to make asylum claims that may land them in detention centres.

US • 29 Apr 18

At least 31 people have died in violent protests since the election last November

Unrest continues over disputed Honduras election result

Honduran soldiers and police have clashed with protesters blocking roads across the Central American country, as discontent continues to fester nearly two months after a disputed presidential election.

News • 21 Jan 18

A bridge over a high river due to hard rains in Sabanilla area in Alajuelita, Costa Rica

Tropical storm Nate kills 22 in Central America

Tropical storm Nate has killed at least 22 people in Central America as it pummelled the region with heavy rain while heading for the US Gulf Coast where it could strike as a hurricane this weekend.

News • 06 Oct 17

Activists hope other countries in Latin America will follow suit (Pic: Google Maps)

Honduras bans child marriage, removing exceptions

Politicians in Honduras have voted unanimously to ban child marriage, making it illegal in the Central American nation for children under the age of 18 to get married under any circumstances.

World • 13 Jul 17

The World Bank estimates that two-thirds of the population in Honduras lives in poverty

Kerry Group investing in Honduran school meal programme

The multi-national food technology and ingredients company Kerry Group is to contribute $750,000 along with technical support to boosting the quality of school meals in Honduras – the second poorest country in Central America.

Business • 28 Apr 17

Protesters are demanding the resignation of President Hernandez

Hondurans call for president to stand down

Thousands of Hondurans have taken to the streets to demand the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez over an ongoing corruption scandal.

News • 27 Jun 15

Maria Jose Alvarado, 19, and her sister had been missing since 13 November

Honduran beauty queen found murdered

A Honduran beauty queen has been found murdered just days before she was due to compete in the Miss World pageant in London.

News • 19 Nov 14

Eight of those who were trapped in the abandoned gold mine remain missing

Rescuers try to reach 11 trapped Honduras miners

Rescue workers in Honduras said last night they were close to freeing three of the 11 miners trapped by a cave-in in a town in the south of the country yesterday.

News • 04 Jul 14

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