Tag: Central America
Mexico worried by killings of politicians
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials condemned the weekend killing of a would-be candidate for mayor in a small town in the southern state of...
Mexican rights agency appeals against pre-trial detention
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s governmental National Human Rights Commission took a rare stance against one of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reforms Monday by...
Mysterious new system at border keeps migrants guessing
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — After hearing rumors that Central American families with younger children were being allowed into the U.S., Irma Paz left Honduras with...
Indigenous anti-dam activist killed in Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A Honduran Indigenous activist who helped led a fight against the construction of a dam has been killed, authorities said Monday....
El Salvador to commemorate surfer hit by lightning
<p>SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Surfers in El Salvador are planning to hold a “paddle out” Tuesday to remember Katherine Díaz Hernández, one of...
Big railroad deal seen more likely to gain regulators’ OK
OMAHA, Neb. — Wary regulators have not approved a major railroad merger since the 1990s, but industry analysts say Canadian Pacific's proposed $25 billion...
Mexican rights agency appeals against pre-trial detention
<p>MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s governmental National Human Rights Commission took a rare stance against one of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reforms Monday by...
Honduran drug trafficker convicted in US trial
NEW YORK — A Honduran man was convicted of drug trafficking in U.S. federal court Monday in a trial that also raised allegations against...
Mysterious new system at border keeps migrants guessing
<p>BROWNSVILLE, Texas — After hearing rumors that Central American families with younger children were being allowed into the U.S., Irma Paz left Honduras with...
Indigenous anti-dam activist killed in Honduras
<p>TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A Honduran Indigenous activist who helped led a fight against the construction of a dam has been killed, authorities said Monday....