Region

Central America

Mexico's Drug War Comes to Belize

The uninhabited coral cays, long coastline and thick jungles that draw tourists to Belize also appeal to drug smugglers. Belize's borders are porous and its security forces are minuscule.

Belize, Before the Storm

More and more gangsters from Guatemala are planting marijuana in Belize, adding fuel to the increasingly dangerous situation taking place near the border of the two countries.

Improving the Odds for a Nation of Mothers

Throughout the world, more than 350,000 women die each year from pregnancy-related complications. Belize is one country that is trying to improve maternal health care in hopes of reducing the risks for pregnant women.

Salvadorans Question Obama on Anniversary of Romero's Death

Will Obama apologize for the U.S government's role in funding and backing the regimes responsible for the deaths of Oscar Romero and 80,000 other Salvadorans?

On the 31st anniversary of the assassination of Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero by U.S.-trained paramilitaries, Salvadorans look to President Obama for clues to their country's future relationship with the United States.

Trapped by History: El Salvador's Social Dilemma

El Salvador's current economic downturn and resulting wave of crime is the worst since "La Matanza," the 1932 massacre that began the country's long line of military dictatorships.

Starving and Immobile: They Crawl

At six years old, Jessica weighs just sixteen pounds. She lives--barely--on a diet of tortillas and coffee. It's all her family can afford.