Tracy Wilkinson
Friday, May 3, 2013 - 00:00
It has become common for gunmen from the Zetas drug trafficking network, or affiliates, to extort money from mostly Central American migrants
Friday, May 3, 2013 - 00:00
Obama's trip is aimed at highlighting economic progress and potential in Latin America, not security or immigration
Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 00:00
"Mexicans have an understanding of noninterference. So they do not want us to talk about energy, and they will not talk about immigration"
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 00:00
"It was like deer in headlights" when Pena Nieto's officials began to examine the way Mexican government security agencies were working and discovered an American advisor at every turn, a U.S. official said
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 00:00
Pena Nieto's highly touted Pact for Mexico, a kind of blueprint for his administration's agenda that had seemed to have won consensus from most major political groups, was on the verge of collapse.
Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 00:00
Even before any legal motion was filed, the pro-government head of Venezuela's Supreme Court on Wednesday slapped down demands for a recount of the hotly contested presidential election.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 - 00:00
Of the 25 officials arrested in 2008, only 13 were formally charged. Of those, eight have been released, including the most senior officials in the group. Four are in prison awaiting judicial rulings on their cases and a fifth was acquitted.
Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 00:00
Newly released statistics indicate the number of homicides related to drug trafficking and other organized crime are only marginally changed from the same period last year, a blow to the government's attempts to recast Mexico's image.
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 00:00
Castro also said he would retire after this term ends in 2018 and announced that he would propose term limits and retirement ages for the president and other top officials
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 00:00
Vigilantes who were threatening to subject a group of alleged criminals to a "people’s court" abruptly released their captives Tuesday, avoiding, for now, a showdown with authorities.