Honduran Politics

Leaders from across the Americas failed to agree on Cuba's inclusion at future summits
Leaders from across the Americas failed to agree on Cuba's inclusion at future summits
L to R: Juan Manuel Santos, Porfirio Lobo, Sebastian Pinera, Felipe Calderon, Barack Obama and Ricardo Martinelli
L to R: Juan Manuel Santos, Porfirio Lobo, Sebastian Pinera, Felipe Calderon, Barack Obama and Ricardo Martinelli
Honduras' President Porfiro Lobo Sosa
Honduras' President Porfiro Lobo Sosa
Honduras' President Porfiro Lobo Sosa
US Vice-President Joseph Biden (L) and Honduran President Porfirio Lobo
Relatives of the victims of the prison fire in Comayagua clash with Honduran soldiers
The cause of the inferno, which left 356 dead, was still being investigated
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Ex-Honduran envoy to Colombia takes blame for party

The former Honduran ambassador to Colombia accepted blame Sunday for a party held at his embassy that reportedly involved prostitutes, but said he was away on vacation when it took place.
 

Honduras ambassador resigns after alleged embassy orgy

The Honduran ambassador to Colombia was forced to resign Saturday after his bodyguard reportedly held a Christmas party with prostitutes at the mission, the foreign ministry in Tegucigalpa said.
 

Latin American leaders urge review of US pro-pot votes

The leaders of Mexico and three Central American nations called Monday for a review of anti-drug policies after two US states voted to legalize marijuana.
 

Honduras tolerates death-squad style groups: panel

The Honduran government tolerates illegal groups that operate as death squads, a truth commission said Wednesday in a report on the effects of the 2009 coup against president Manuel Zelaya.
 

Thousands march against media killings in Honduras

Thousands of people turned out in several cities across Honduras on Friday to protest a wave of journalist killings in the country, where 20 reporters have been murdered in the past three years.
 

Kidnapped journalist found dead in Honduras

A journalist who was kidnapped a week ago has been found shot to death, making him the 20th to be killed in Honduras in the past three years amid rising gang violence, police said Wednesday.
 

Deadly Honduras jail fire due to 'negligence': US

The US ambassador in Honduras has blamed a fire last month at an overcrowded prison in the Central American country that killed 361 inmates, on official negligence.
 

US VP Biden talks drug violence in Central America

US Vice President Joe Biden met with Central American leaders in Honduras Tuesday in talks expected to focus on rising drug violence in the region.
 

Relatives storm Honduras morgue after jail fire

Scores of relatives of the 359 inmates killed in a blaze that gutted a Honduran prison broke through police barriers Monday and opened body bags in a desperate search for their kin's remains.
 

Funerals begin for Honduras jail fire victims

Hondurans are burying victims of one of the world's worst jail fires as they search for answers about what caused the disaster.
 

Some inmates escaped in Honduras prison fire

Honduran President Porfirio Lobo acknowledged that some inmates caught up in the horrific prison fire this week had escaped, without saying how many prisoners had fled the scene.
 

Authorities' role queried in deadly Honduras jail fire

Foreign experts on Friday probed a fire in a jail in the Central American nation of Honduras which left 356 dead this week, as questions lingered about the role of the authorities in the disaster.
 

Honduras pressured to fix prisons after deadly fire

COMAYAGUA, Honduras (Reuters) - Honduras came under international pressure on Friday to fix its broken prison system and allow an independent inquiry into a jailhouse blaze this week that killed more than 350 inmates, many burned alive in their cells.
 

Chavez wants Chile, Cuba to help lead new Americas bloc

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday urged Chile and Cuba to join him in a "troika" of core nations at the forefront of a new Americas bloc that excludes the United States and Canada.
 

Honduras turns to army to battle drug gangs

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' Congress voted on Tuesday to deploy the army to fight encroaching Mexican drug cartels in a bid to curb violence in the world's most murderous country.
 

Honduras Nativity scene depicts real-life violence

An unusual Nativity creche on display in a Honduran shopping mall memorializes vivid scenes of gang violence, a police purge and the deaths of Osama bin Laden and Moamer Kadhafi among other real life events.
 

Obama hails Honduras democracy return, meets Lobo

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday hailed the restoration of democracy and constitutional order in Honduras, as he welcomed President Porfirio Lobo two years after a coup rocked Tegucigalpa.
 

Obama hails return of Honduras to democratic fold

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hailed President Porfirio Lobo of Honduras for his "strong commitment to democracy" on Wednesday, sealing the Central American nation's rehabilitation after a coup in 2009.
 

Zelaya victim of Honduras coup: truth commission

Manuel Zelaya was deposed in a 2009 coup and not removed from the presidency in a "constitutional succession" as his opponents claimed, the Honduras Truth and Reconciliation Commission concluded.
 

Honduras welcomed back to the diplomatic fold

Honduras was readmitted Wednesday to the Organization of American States (OAS), ending a two-year diplomatic hiatus following the widely criticized coup that drove Manuel Zelaya from power.