In the north of Honduras, in the community of San Manuel Cortés, three peasants were killed and two others wounded on Friday, when they tried to enter the lands that were expropriated last year by the Instituto Nacional Agrario (National Agrarian Institute). Valentín Caravantes, Celso Ruiz y Celedonio Avelar, who died at the scene, were [...]

In reports that were released today, it has been revealed that two Spanish tourists were kidnapped in northern Colombia on Friday. Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the announcement today of the kidnapping of Ángel Sánchez Fernández, 49, and Concepción Marlaska Sedano, 43, in the northeast department of La Guajira. Spanish news agency Efe announced [...]

Various social groups are protesting today in Valparaíso as President Sebastián Piñera gives the final annual report of his term. Students and organisations are demonstrating against Piñera for his continual failure to address key issues such as education and healthcare throughout his term. Protesters gathered at the congress headquarters to demand free education, the protection [...]

The historic ruling against former Guatemalan dictator José Efraín Ríos Montt, where he was found guilty of genocide and sentenced to 80 years in prison, has been annulled by the country’s constitutional court. The court ruled last night in a controversial decision to overturn Ríos Montt’s guilty verdict, and ordered the trial to be restarted [...]

Ten days after the judicial panel announced its verdict on former military dictator José Efraín Ríos Montt’s human rights case in Guatemala, the ruling might be overturned. Guatemala’s Constitutional Court is presently reviewing discrepancies that occurred throughout the hearings to see if the verdict was reached while following legal protocol. The defence has announced that it will file an appeal against the panel’s verdict if the judges of the Constitutional Court fail to do so.

David Liaño, a Mexican mountain climber, reached the summit of Mt. Everest for the second time at 4:30am yesterday. In doing so, the 33-year-old became the first person in history to scale both the northern and southern sides of the world’s tallest mountain during one climbing season.

Spanish company Unión Eólica Panameña (UEP) announced yesterday that it has begun the final chapter of its project constructing several wind parks in Panama, which is currently recovering from its worst energy crisis in 15 years.

The Guatemalan government is taking serious action in an attempt to control forest fires that have broken out in the Petén area to the north of the country. The fires have reached the Belizean border and large numbers of people are fighting to quell the flames including the forest brigade, army, and air force. The [...]

A pregnant Salvadoran, whose life is at risk due to her unborn baby, may not be able to abort due to the country’s ban on therapeutic abortion. Doctors have told 21-year-old Name Beatriz, who is 23 weeks pregnant, that her life is in danger because she is suffering from Lupus, an autoimmune disease. Her child [...]

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is meeting this week in Lima, Peru, amid ongoing criticism over governance and transparency.