Sources: BBC
The United States deploys the USS "Gerald R. Ford" carrier battle group to Latin America for counter-drug cartel operations. 2025-10-24
The Colombian government says fifteen police officers and twelve soldiers have been killed over the past two weeks in targeted attacks by the Gulf Clan cartel and other armed groups. 2025-04-30
Ten people are killed when a bus falls into a ravine after crashing into a bridge near Tegucigalpa, Honduras. 2023-12-5
Gunmen open fire at a pool hall in Choloma, Honduras, killing at least 11 people and injuring several others. 2023-06-24
Honduras begins a partial state of exception in most of the country as part of an attempt to reduce the amount of violent organized crime. 2022-12-6
28 people are killed in a bar fire in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, that police believe was caused by an attack by drug cartels. Mexican media reports that Molotov cocktails were thrown inside. 2019-08-28
Dozens of masked protesters set fire to the U.S. Embassy in downtown Tegucigalpa, amid a second day of mass anti-government protests in Honduras. 2019-06-1
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes north of Honduras, resulting in tsunami warnings in the Caribbean. 2018-01-9
El Salvador's murder rate surges by 70% in 2015, an increase that may lead to the Central American nation edging out Honduras as the world's most murderous nation. 2015-12-29
2 journalists are shot dead, in the northeastern region of Olancho in Honduras. 2010-03-28