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South America

World's New Murder Capital

Trey Archer Published in Honduras on Friday, 04 May 2012 03:57

Falluja, Baghdad, Caracas, Ciudad Juarez, New Orleans, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg; step back and put your weapons down. There's a new murder capital in town. Tegucigalpa, the capital of the tiny Central American nation of Honduras, is now the big dog on the block. With the perfect tropical storm of political strife, economic depression, corruption, drugs and gangs, Tegucigalpa's murder rate has skyrocketed 250% in the past six years and now sees one murder every 74 minutes. Let's take a look at the facts:

Colombia's FARC Pick New Leader

chasmcarroll Published in Colombia on Tuesday, 15 November 2011 23:06

 

Bogota - The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announced the appointment of a new leader Tuesday, 11 days after its chief was killed by the country's armed forces.

Riots Break Out in Venezuelan Prison

Trey Archer Published in Venezuela on Thursday, 23 June 2011 15:45

Fighting between rival gang members at Venezuela’s El Rodeo II prison in Guatire (40km outside the capital Caracas) leaves 19 dead. Violence first broke out in the adjacent El Rodeo I on June 12th but ended five days later. However, an explosion of mayhem soon erupted in El Rodeo II, making it one of the deadliest prison riots in Venezuelan history.

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