Honduras Holds Presidential Election

Hondurans go to the polls Sunday to choose a new president in a tight race that could fail to produce a clear winner. The election pits conservative Juan Orlando, candidate of the ruling Nation Party, against socialist Xiomara Castro, whose husband, Manuel Zelays, was overthrown in a military-backed coup in 2009 after his right-wing administration moved left. Polls show the two in a statistical tie, raising fears of a disputed result that could produce more instability and protests in...

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