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- Murder of Honduran reporter blamed on drug gangs
 TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - A prominent Honduran radio journalist was killed by drug gangs in retaliation for a government crackdown on cartels, the country's security minister said on Wednesday. Alfredo Villatoro, a well-known media personality, was found shot in the head on Tuesday a week after being kidnapped, the latest attack on the media in the violent Central American nation. ...
- Abducted Honduras reporter killed
The body of Honduran radio journalist Alfredo Villatoro, abducted on his way to work a week ago, is found near the capital, Tegucigalpa.
- Two men accused of confining illegals without food, water
MCALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - A federal grand jury has indicted two Mexican nationals on charges they confined dozens of illegal immigrants in houses along the South Texas border with Mexico, some locked inside without food or water for days. A Honduran man who was among a those confined in one of the "stash houses" told a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent the man in charge would greet each newcomer by saying, "Welcome to Hell," according to court documents. ...
- US arrests 28 in Honduras cocaine smuggling ring
 US authorities said Thursday they arrested 28 members of a cocaine trafficking ring based near Washington involving imports of the stimulant drug from Honduras hidden in shoes and wood frames.
- Kidnapped in Honduras
 A poster with a portrait of kidnapped Honduran journalist Alfredo Villatoro, coordinator of the HRN La Voz de Honduras radio broadcasting station, is seen in Tegucigalpa. Villatoro was kidnapped while he was on his way to work pn May 9.
- Journalist kidnapped in Honduras
Police in Honduras search for journalist Alfredo Villatoro. who was kidnapped only days after another journalist was found dead.
- Analysis: Honduras coffee boom feels growing pains
MARCALA, Honduras (Reuters) - In the small town of Marcala in the western mountains of Honduras, farmers are harvesting more coffee than ever before, part of a nationwide push to capitalize on higher prices that has doubled production in less than 10 years. But the boom comes with a cost. The coffee is coming in faster than growers can handle it and they are running out of space to dry all the beans, which need time in the sun or in drying machines to stop fermenting. Improper drying can ruin coffee for export. A drastic reduction in quality will slash the price the coffee can fetch. ...
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