Honduran President Porfirio Lobo Sosa speaks at Millennium Development Goals Summit at the United Nations
Honduran President Porfirio Lobo Sosa speaks during the Millennium Development Goals Summit at the United Nations on September 20, 2010 in New York. UPI /Monika Graff
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U.S. President Barack Obama made a pitch for regional economic cooperation Friday before sitting down to dinner with Latin American leaders.
Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as Venezuela's interim president Friday in Caracas, three days after his predecessor, Hugo Chavez, died of cancer.
Honduras is building up its naval force to deal with the escalating problem of drug trafficking that has led to increased addiction as well as abuse of the country's terrain for cross-border smuggling.
Honduran President Porfirio Lobo is taking criticism for inaction on chronic prison overcrowding and mistreatment after a fire left at least 272 inmates dead.
Honduras is inching back toward economic recovery and sees more international tourism as a way out of the crisis triggered by its June 2010 coup.
Honduran officials moved to ban passengers riding on the backs of motorcycles after two high-profile slayings this week.
Doubts remain over the global future of sharks despite a coalition's commitment toward conservation and try to halt possible extinction of numerous species.
President Obama signs the continuing resolution to temporarily fund the federal government Wednesday, the White House said.
Honduras has taken a tentative step toward shedding some of its energy burden and opting for a switch from diesel to solar energy.
Honduras' diplomatic isolation since the disastrous coup of 2009 is easing slowly and one of the first steps will restore the impoverished Central American country to the membership of the Organization of American States.
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