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Detained immigrant children face legal maze in U.S.

When "Marta" was 12, she entered the United States illegally, hoping to join her mother, who had left her in Central America years ago to search for work. Three years later she was sitting in immigration detention by herself waiting to be deported back home to her grandmother, who was dying of cancer.

SI.com: Grant Wahl: U.S. vs. Honduras looks to be fast, hard-fought scorcher

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras -- You'd be forgiven for thinking you had traveled in a time warp back to the 1980s for the U.S.' big World Cup qualifier against Honduras here on Saturday night (10 p.m. ET, closed-circuit TV in English and Spanish).

Slayings of 4 Guatemalan prison officials blamed on drug trade

To hear some Guatemalans tell it, three coordinated attacks that killed four prison officials in five hours Monday hardly raised anyone's pulse.

Police brutality rampant in Honduras, amnesty report says

In the seven weeks since the military-backed bloodless coup in Honduras, several hundred people protesting against the de facto government have been arbitrarily arrested and beaten by government forces, a new Amnesty International report says.

Your city on My City_My Life

In June we asked you which city you would like to see featured on the My City_My Life show, and you wrote to us with lots of ideas. They ranged from European capitals such as London, to distinct cultural hubs of South America, like Mexico City.

Rainforest clash in Panama signals larger debate

Hunched over a campfire in eastern Panama, Embera tribesman Raul Mezua chanted a song his grandfather taught him when he was a boy.

Hitmen's bloody reign all about logic, trafficker says

There are no welcome signs on the approach to Camargo.

SI.com: World Soccer: El Salvador's World Cup march sullied by accusations

Once considered the strongest team in Central America -- before it was overtaken by Costa Rica and Honduras -- El Salvador has reached the final stage of the CONCACAF regional World Cup qualifiers for the first time in 12 years. (El Salvador hosts the U.S. on Saturday in the second game of the Hexagonal.)

Struggling Chinese toymakers eye emerging markets

Toymakers struggling to survive the global economic downturn are turning to emerging markets and niche products in an effort to make up for lost revenue, industry experts and manufacturers said during the Hong Kong Toys and Game Fair.

Mexico, Paraguay top pot producers, U.N. report says

Mexico and Paraguay are the top two marijuana-producing countries in the world, a U.N. report says.

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