Nicholas Casey
Monday, September 12, 2011 - 00:00
Cold War memories are being trumped by more present fears
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 00:00
In what Mexican officials have called an "act of terror," a half dozen gunmen burst into a casino in Mexico's industrial capital of Monterrey Thursday, sprayed the place with gasoline, and started a fire in the bingo section, killing at least 53
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 00:00
Some 500 Mexican soldiers fanned out across Mexico's northern business capital of Monterrey to hunt for members of a presumed drug gang that set fire to a casino a day earlier and killed 52 people, most of them women.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 00:00
Mexican drug cartels already control the bulk of cocaine, marijuana and heroin that enters the U.].S. market. Now, they are fast becoming the kings of methamphetamines, the deadly synthetic drug that is making a comeback in the U.S., say Mexican and U.S.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 00:00
In El Peten, residents are becoming accustomed to types of drug violence that were once only common in Mexico.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 00:00
For the first time in Mexico's drug war, the U.S. government said its employees and citizens could be the targets of drug gangs in three Mexican states, a disclosure that could signal danger for Americans.
Monday, March 14, 2011 - 00:00
The 15-year prison sentence given to an American in Cuba this weekend threatens to end a recent thaw of relations between the two countries while putting a harsh spotlight on a contentious covert operations program the U.S. has run on the island for years
Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 00:00
Journalist Emilio Gutierrez and thousands of other Mexicans seeking asylum in the U.S. want protection they say their government can't provide. But, for the U.S., granting such requests carries practical and political risks.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 00:00
A young woman who volunteered to lead her Mexican hometown's police department after a predecessor was beheaded by drug gangs has fled her post to seek asylum in the U.S., authorities said Tuesday.
Friday, March 4, 2011 - 00:00
The shootout took place Wednesday and appeared to have targeted retired Gen. Carlos Villa, who was hired last year as the police chief in Torreon, a city in northern Mexico.