Tag: Central America
In quieter Mexico City, rare bats make an appearance
MEXICO CITY — At a Mexico City university campus, researchers are stringing mesh nets between trees, hoping to capture evidence that a rare bat...
Mexico finds 4-year-old Honduran boy near US border alone
MEXICO CITY — Mexican immigration authorities said Wednesday they found a 4-year-old Honduran boy apparently wandering alone in an area near the Rio Grande....
Mexican soldiers seized after Guatemalan killed near border
MEXICO CITY — Some 300 residents of a remote stretch of the Mexico-Guatemala border held 15 Mexican soldiers captive for hours after one of...
Hundreds of migrants set out from Honduras, dreaming of US
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — A few hundred Honduran migrants set out for the Guatemalan border before dawn Tuesday in hopes of eventually reaching...
Brother of Honduran president sentenced to life in drug case
NEW YORK — The brother of Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday after he was convicted on drug...
German court upholds Mexico weapons sale convictions
A German court on Thursday rejected appeals of the convictions of two former employees of gun-maker Heckler & Koch over their role in the...
US men lose to Honduras, miss 3rd straight Olympic soccer
The United States missed its third straight Olympic men’s soccer tournament, losing to Honduras 2-1 on Sunday night in a qualification game as Juan...
Mexico City air pollution spikes to 6 times acceptable limit
MEXICO CITY — Small-particle pollution spiked in Mexico City to almost six times acceptable limits Sunday, a level not seen for years in the...
Outrage grows over police custody death in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Outrage grew in Mexico and El Salvador fueled by bystander video of a Salvadoran woman dying in police custody in the...
Guatemala declares emergency measures as new caravan rumored
GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei decreed a “state of prevention” Monday along the country’s border with Honduras, amid reports that a new...
