Murder of Alfredo Villatoro blamed on drug gangs
A prominent Honduran radio journalist was killed by drug gangs in retaliation for a government crackdown on cartels, the country’s security minister said on Wednesday. Alfredo Villatoro, a well-known media personality, was found shot in the head on Tuesday a week after being kidnapped, the latest attack on the media in the violent Central American More...
Abducted Honduras reporter Alfredo Villatoro found dead
Honduran journalist Alfredo Villatoro has been found dead on the outskirts of the capital, Tegucigalpa, a week after he was abducted. Mr Villatoro, a radio reporter, was dressed in a police uniform, Security Minister More...
Brazil’s truth commission faces delicate task
Brazil’s Truth Commission, created to investigate human rights abuses committed during the country’s military dictatorship, is set to meet for the first time on Wednesday amid criticism from both army More...
Mexican author Carlos Fuentes dead at 83
The Mexican author Carlos Fuentes has died aged 83. Fuentes was one of the most prolific Latin American writers known equally for his fiction and his essays on politics and culture. His most famous works were The More...
Bogota rocked by deadly explosion
The emergency services in Colombia say at least five people have been killed and about two dozen were injured in an explosion in the capital, Bogota. The explosion in the north of the city comes just hours after More...
49 decapitated bodies found in Mexico
Monterrey, Mexico - Mexican authorities found at least 49 decapitated bodies along a highway in the northern border state of Nuevo Leon Sunday morning, officials said The mutilated remains were left along the road More...
Chile’s hate crime law approved
The Chilean Congress has approved an anti-discrimination law that assumed added importance after a gay man was killed earlier this year. The bill cleared its final hurdle with a 25-3 vote in the Senate. The brutal More...
Honduran journalist’s body found
Honduran journalist and gay rights campaigner Erick Martinez has been found dead two days after going missing, officials say. Local media quoted police as saying Mr Martinez showed signs of strangulation. The motive More...