washingtonpost.com - Central AmericaCentral AmericaTwo More Suspects Arrested in Honduras Bus Attack- May 6, 2005 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Dec. 25 -- Authorities on Saturday announced the arrest of two additional suspects in an attack on a bus that killed 28 passengers and wounded 14, while thousands of soldiers searched for other gunmen and families buried the victims.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26002-2004Dec25.html?nav=rss_world/americas... Facing Charges, Not Discomforts- May 6, 2005 Former dictators in Latin America continue to live the good life while in confinement.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57581-2005Jan7.html?nav=rss_world/americas/... In OAS Election, U.S. Favorite Bows Out- May 6, 2005 The U.S. choice to lead the Organization of American States is dropping out of tomorrow's election for the post, amid indications he had garnered little support despite heavy lobbying from Washington.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40508-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_world/americas/... Salvadorans' Advocate Presses to Steer Some Projects Home- May 6, 2005 About 15 minutes after Andreas "Elmer" Arias sat down for a meal of tacos and enchiladas at a Salvadoran restaurant in Arlington, a man on his lunch break walked over to greet him.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28083-2004Dec26.html?nav=rss_world/americas... Negroponte's Time in Honduras at Issue- May 6, 2005 It has been two decades since John D. Negroponte left his post as ambassador to Honduras, but the nominee to become the United States' first intelligence czar is still being hounded by human rights activists.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52001-2005Mar20.html?nav=rss_world/americas... Gang Member Admits Role in 2001 Va. Slaying- May 6, 2005 A Salvadoran gang member admitted yesterday in a Fairfax County courtroom that he led the gang rape of a Falls Church area woman in the summer of 2001, then kicked her in the neck with such force that it killed her.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53423-2004Dec9.html?nav=rss_world/americas/... Competition Heats Up for Top Job at OAS- May 6, 2005 The campaign is heating up to decide who will be the next secretary general of the Organization of American States. Candidates from El Salvador, Mexico and Chile have formally presented their risumis and their proposals for running the 34-nation institution to the Permanent Council of the OAS in the past few weeks.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55474-2005Feb1.html?nav=rss_world/americas/... A Harsh Price to Pay for a Dream- May 6, 2005 Coerced into sex by smugglers, border officials, street gang members and others who control the underground route to the United States, many female migrants are paying an especially harsh price for a chance to land a job in the north, according to government and church officials.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38095-2004Dec5.html?nav=rss_world/americas/... Mexico Battles Influx of Violent Gangs- May 6, 2005 Several major gangs, particularly those involving Salvadoran youths, have also proliferated in Latino communities in Washington and the Maryland and Virginia suburbs, where the number of gang-related murders, assaults and other crimes has grown over the past several years.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24888-2005Jan20.html?nav=rss_world/americas... New Papers Show Negroponte's Contra Role- May 6, 2005 As John D. Negroponte prepares for his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday for the new intelligence director post, previously secret documents shed light on the most controversial episode in his career.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44944-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_world/americas... |