Katherine Corcoran
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - 06:55
Guatemalan officials weighed what to do with the site of a massive, acres-wide mudslide that might still hold hundreds of bodies and a surrounding area of largely untouched homes that has been declared uninhabitable.
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 00:00
Authorities say Galeana was an important cartel leader in the region known as Tierra Caliente, where vigilante groups have surged in the last year to fight the Knights Templar.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 00:00
Yet the cartel remains the major supplier of cocaine to the U.S., and the arrest did not touch the cartel's immense political power, nurtured through the bribery of officials, or its thriving money laundering operations.
Friday, January 25, 2013 - 00:00
Mexicans angered by Cassez's release are skeptical that the problems with the case will lead to any meaningful change in a system where an estimated 98 percent of crimes go unprosecuted
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 00:00
He has proposed focusing on reducing violence in Mexico rather than capturing top drug lords, a change from his predecessor.
Friday, June 1, 2012 - 00:00
The national police chief post has become a revolving door, with various scandals of alleged police involvement in high-profile crimes.
Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 00:00
One chopper landed in front of Hilaria Zavala's home at about 3 a.m. and the six men who got out kicked down her door. She said a "gringo" threw her husband on the ground and put a gun to his head.
Monday, March 12, 2012 - 00:00
Mexican federal police nearly nabbed Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in a coastal mansion in Los Cabos three weeks ago.
Friday, January 13, 2012 - 00:00
President Barack Obama took two weeks to congratulate Perez on his November election victory, something some read as a chilly sign.
Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 00:00
Former general Otto Perez Molina takes office as Guatemala's new president Saturday with a top priority of ending a long-standing U.S. ban on military aid imposed over concerns about abuses during the Central American country's 36-year civil war.