Mike McDonald

GlobalPost

Legalization gains support in Central America (PHOTOS)

Politics

Squeezed by deadly drug gangs, legalizing drugs gains ground in Central America.

Guatemala sentences ex-soldier to 6,060 years

Conflict

Caging in Central America

Save the sharks, says Costa Rica

Dead Men Working: The most dangerous drive (VIDEO)

Lifestyle

Lessons from Guatemala on how to catch a dictator

Conflict

Guatemala’s US-backed former ruler Efrain Rios Montt was found guilty of genocide and war crimes against indigenous villagers. But will his 80-year jail sentence stand?

El Salvador’s strict abortion laws a ‘form of torture,’ say rights groups

Conflict

The country prohibits abortion without exceptions for rape, incest or health of the mother.

The World

El Salvador Supreme Court denies woman’s appeal for life-saving abortion

Conflict

El Salvador’s ban on abortion is one of the most extreme in the world, with no exceptions for rape, incest or health of the mother.