A deadly fire ripped through a prison in Honduras this week. The incident has left families despondent and confused about the cause. Some blame it on a prison riot, others say an inmate set a mattress on fire. How the government responds and who takes responsibility is the next question. This report comes from out partner the BBC.
The political crisis in Honduras may soon be coming to an end. After weeks of negotiations, ousted President Manual Zelaya could soon return to power. We speak with Marcelo Justo in the BBC's South America bureau.
“This [was] a very modern version of a coup d’etat with a lot of institutional back-up for it. So now there’s been an agreement which [previously] seemed impossible … Latin America seemed to have left behind all this era of coup d’etat and has basically supported the idea of institutional and democratic reforms.”
—Marcelo Justo in the BBC's South America bureau, on the potential return of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya after an atypical coup d'etat
Regional foreign ministers from across the Americas are heading to Honduras in the next few hours.
They're going there to try to end the worst political crisis Honduras has suffered in decades. Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya is still holed up in the Brazilian embassy in the capital of Honduras.
Today, diplomats from across the region are trying to set up talks between President Zelaya and the interim leader Roberto Micheletti. With the current situation, we talk with Americo Martins, Americas Editor at our partner, the BBC.
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