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Dozens of Bodies Found in Mexican Border State

MEXICO CITY -- Fifty-nine bodies were found buried Wednesday in a series of pits in the northern Mexico state of Tamaulipas, near the site where suspected drug gang members massacred 72 migrants last summer, officials said. Security forces investigating reports that a passenger bus had been hijacked in the area conducted...

Somali Pirates Hijack Yacht Owned by American Couple

Pirates hijacked a yacht carrying four U.S. citizens off the Somali coast, Somalia's U.N. Mission said Friday. Omar Jamal, first secretary at the Somali mission, identified the yacht to the Associated Press as the S/V Quest. The identities of the four hostages have not been released, but a website chronicling the ship's...

Tropical Storm Richard May Reach Hurricane Strength

(Oct. 22) -- Tropical Storm Richard is expected to strengthen into a hurricane and pound parts of Central America and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico through early next week. Life-threatening flooding is a risk in this region, which already has been hard hit during the Atlantic hurricane season. National Hurricane Center...

Matthew Drops to Depression, Soaks Central America

GUATEMALA CITY (Sept. 25) -- Matthew weakened to a tropical depression Saturday along the coast of Belize, dousing the southern part of the Central American nation and neighboring Guatemala with rain that caused flooding in coastal areas. Guatemalan authorities urged people to stay off the roads as floods hit several...

Tropical Storm Matthew Likely to Become Hurricane

(Sept. 23) -- The 13th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Tropical Storm Matthew, has formed in the Caribbean Sea, and the storm is likely to become a dangerous hurricane in the coming days. Matthew will first impact Central America and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, but it may later pose a threat to the...

Background on Central America

Central America () is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast.

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