The Christian Science Monitor
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 00:00
A new Arizona bus tour promises to shed light on what life is really like along a stretch of the 2,000-mile international boundary, a flashpoint for heated debate over illegal immigration and national security.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 00:00
But with pressure mounting on drug traffickers in the past decade in Colombia and Mexico, Central America has found itself swept into a new era of violence.
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 00:00
After a string of major setbacks in 2008 and 2009, FARC activity has been on the rise since it launched its Plan 2010, which calls for more intense attacks using hit-and-run style operations and the wider use of land mines.
Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 00:00
Whether it is 90 percent or 70 percent that come from the US within that pool, that is still a large number of American guns circulating in Mexico.
Monday, June 13, 2011 - 00:00
Justice is on everybody's mouths and minds here in Juarez, and it is one of the six points that the movement that came all the way here is putting forward in a document to be eventually discussed with government representatives.
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 00:00
Gangs frequently target private, unlicensed rehabilitation centers, because they are more likely to take in active gang members.
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 00:00
On the way to Torreon, the caravan drives past a large Z carved on the side of a mountain, a sign that this territory belongs to the powerful Zeta drug cartel.
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 00:00
Hundreds of people stayed out past an unofficial curfew to meet Javier Sicilia's caravan in the city square and share their stories of friends and relatives lost to the drug violence.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 00:00
The trucks were armored with steel, one inch-thick, welded over the doors and cargo container. They were also outfitted with air conditioning and firing portholes.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 00:00
It is the second day since the new caravan left Cuernavaca, and a question has emerged: Given the relatively low local participation, is the caravan flop?