Full Coverage: Central America

31.10.2005 The International Criminal Court, which the Bush administration refuses to join, reached a key milestone recently as Mexico--one of the U.S.'s closest allies and trading partners--became the 100th country to consent to its jurisdiction.

21.10.2005 Two hydroelectric power projects in Honduras have become the first facilities to generate certified emission reductions under the Kyoto Protocol.

19.10.2005 While forests provide natural flood defences against runoff, the massive flooding in Central America following Hurricane Stan earlier in October cannot be blamed on extensive deforestation, says a new UN report.

13.10.2005 As first snow falls in Kashmir, winter could cut off thousands of earthquake survivors from help, Oxfam said as it also warned that communities in Guatemala remained cut off from aid one week after Hurricane Stan hit.

13.10.2005 Veteran relief worker Graham Craft discuses the situation in Guatemala since Tropical Storm Stan ripped through the region last week, unleashing floods and mudslides that likely killed over 1,000 and affected some 3.5 million people.

04.10.2005 A volcano that killed two and forced thousands to flee could roar to life again, after a century asleep.