Central America

Honduras: reporter threatened over election story

Rights watchdogs warn that Swedish journalist Dick Emanuelsson is in danger following an article he wrote questioning official turnout projections in the Honduran general elections.

The Caribbean

Puerto Rico: thousands protest anti-gay crimes

Two weeks after thousands marched in San Juan to protest official indifference in a gruesome anti-gay slaying, another gay man was found stabbed 20 times and partly decapitated.

Afghanistan

Congress to probe “US funding of Taliban”

A House committee has launched an investigation into claims that US military contractors in Afghanistan are paying the Taliban to guarantee the safety of their transportation convoys.

Greater Middle East

Yemen: new air-strikes target al-Qaeda

For the second time this week, air-strikes are reported from Yemen—this time against purported al-Qaeda targets in the country’s north, leaving 34 dead.