Honduras News

An alcoholic stands on a sidewalk on July 18, 2012 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Honduras now has the highest per capita murder rate in the world and its capital city, Tegucigalpa, is plagued by violence, poverty, homelessness and sexual assaults.

Honduran journalist Julio Ernesto Alvarado was convicted on charges of criminal defamation on December 9, 2013, according to local human rights groups .

Photo: Irene Sgambelluri-Beruan, left, yesterday presents Rose Tribaudini a copy of a postwar photo showing three women, one of whom appears to be Tribaudini's mother.

Carlos Alvarado and Glen Galdames, workers from Honduras, protest Tuesday outside the Port of Portland's Terminal 6, prompting longshoremen to honor their picket line and stop working.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras The Organization of American States on Thursday donated to the government of Honduras two firearm marking machines, along with two computers and accessories, which will go to the armed forces of the Central American country to strengthen their capacities in the fight against the illegal trafficking of this type of weapons.

On March 8 activists around the globe celebrate International Women's Day, which dates back to the beginning of the 20th century and has been observed by the United Nations since 1975.

JOE O'Donnell was chased with machetes, shot in the spine and left for dead. He was so angry he wanted to kill.

Communion: In this March 9, 2011, file photo, churchgoers at an Ash Wednesday Mass receive communion at Santa Barbara Catholic Church in Dededo.

Tammy Massman, third grade teacher at Northeast Hamilton and dressed up as the Cat in the Hat, connects with Kelsey VanDeer's kindergarten class in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, to read together through the laptop's video communication software.

According to media reports, President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales was ousted by the military on Sunday, hours before a referendum was slated to be held on changing the Honduran constitution.

The nightmare is years behind her but the pain is still raw: when Sharon's boyfriend tried to quit the street gang he belonged to and spend more time with his infant son, his colleagues tortured and killed him.

In 1910 four men strolled down a New Orleans street and into a whorehouse. They were being tailed by two Secret Service men.

SANTA ROSA de COPAN, Honduras -- The damaged vehicle lays on its side, its victim trapped inside.

EXCLUSIVE: HE was chased with machetes, shot in the back and left virtually crippled.

SANTA ROSA de COPAN, Honduras -- A line of about 100 Hondurans winds out the door of the health center, Consulta Externa, waiting to see a Central American Medical Outreach eye doctor.

Tegucigalpa, Feb 25 A weekend of violence across Honduras left at least 39 people dead, the head of operations and strategy for the national police said Monday.

Myrna Leonard evaluates Selvin in Comayagua, Honduras, in March 2013. Two physical therapy students learn new exercises to do with him.

Whether you imagined your wedding on a hilltop castle, secluded beach or house of worship, where you get married can have a big effect on how much money and how much time you spend on your nuptials.

The nightmare is years behind her but the pain is still raw: when Sharon's boyfriend tried to quit the street gang he belonged to and spend more time with his infant son, his colleagues tortured and killed him.

SANTA ROSA de COPAN, Honduras -- Mario Murcia was just 9 years old when his life was changed horribly, quite literally in the blink of an eye.