Most of the prisoners who died in Honduras' prison fire had never been charged with a crime, let alone convicted. Prisoners only needed to have a wrong tattoo to be incarcerated under the strict Honduran anti-gang laws.

Iran is offering to resume talks over the country's nuclear program as soon as possible, according to a letter the nation's nuclear negotiator sent to the European Union.

Heavy casualties have been reported in clashes between Malian forces and Tuareg rebels near the northern town of Tessalit in the past two days. More than 100 are dead on the Tuareg rebel side and 50 were taken prisoner.