Honduras prison violence: At least 41 killed in women’s jail riot

At least 41 people have been killed in a riot at a women’s prison in Honduras on Tuesday. It is understood that a fight broke out between rival gangs, after which one gang set a cell alight. Officials say the…

*#EndSARS: No killing at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos counters panel (DailyTrust)*Lagos NGO exploits sick children, women for alms begging, victims rescued (Punch)

#EndSARS: No killing at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos counters panel (DailyTrust) The Lagos State Government has rejected the claim by the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters that nine persons were killed…

Honduras fishing boat capsizes killing 26 (BBC)

At least 26 people have died after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of Honduras, officials say. Another 47 people were rescued from the vessel, which sank off the country’s eastern Mosquitia region on the Caribbean coast. The 70-tonne…

Five killed in Honduras plane crash, no survivors (Guardian)

Four Canadians and an American pilot died Saturday when their small plane plunged into the sea off the Honduran island of Roatan where they were vacationing, firefighters said. The plane crashed near the town of Dixon Cove, a few minutes…

Judge halts Trump’s asylum ban (BBC)

A US federal judge has blocked an order issued by President Trump to deny asylum to migrants crossing the southern US border illegally. US District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco issued the temporary restraining order after hearing arguments by…

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