The February 14 fire that claimed more than 350 lives in a Honduran prison revealed the grave overcrowding in the region's jails and raised questions about modernizing Central America's justice system.

Henrique Capriles Radonski won the nomination of Venezuela’s opposition coalition in the Sunday primary. With the backing of a unified opposition, can he pose a challenge to President Hugo Chávez in the October election?

After winning her party’s primary, Josefina Vázquez Mota will represent Mexico’s National Action Party in July’s election. She faces an uphill battle against frontrunner Enrique Peña Nieto, but some observers point out the presidential vote is a long way off and the race could tighten.