El Salvador gangs celebrate a day without murders

Two of the largest rival gangs in El Salvador have recently called a truce, leading to its first murder-free day for years. Much of the violence is blamed on Mexican drug cartels that use the country as a transit point

A Mara 18 gang member attends a press conference of his leaders at a prison in Quezaltepeque. Imprisoned gang leaders announced in a press conference on Wednesday that they have declared Salvadorian schools as peace zones Photograph: Luis Romero/AP

Honduras prison fire victims still missing

A fire in a Honduras prison has killed at least 350 and the fate of many more remains unknown. The Penitenciaria de Comayagua prison in Honduras was reportedly housing some 850 inmates, many of whom died in locked cells. The president of Honduras, Porfirio Lobo, has given assurances there will be an investigation.