The Globe and Mail
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 13:06
Marginalized in Somalia by Kenyan, Ethiopian and other African military forces, al-Shabab tried to show that it was still a potent instrument of terror by striking cruelly in Nairobi. Since Kenyans had helped significantly to overcome al-Shabab’s strongholds in Kismayu and Merca, in southern Somalia, al-Shabab attacked Nairobi, Kenya’s soft security underbelly, instead of attempting to battle Kenya’s 4,000-strong soldiers in Somalia itself.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 07:31
Throughout the three-day ordeal, hostages were strapped to improvised explosive devices, made to hold hand grenades, and forced to act as human shields for their captors.
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 00:00
Since 2003, China's policy banks have provided more finance to Latin America than their counterparts at the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and the U.S. Export-Import Bank
Friday, June 29, 2012 - 00:00
As Mexicans head to the ballot box Sunday, drug cartels are registering their votes with scare tactics and cold, hard cash to make sure whoever is elected doesn't interfere with their lucrative operations.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - 00:00
Mexican society has also transformed in a key way: the majority of people now identify as middle class.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 00:00
Monterrey never used to be like this. Indeed this city of four million people, roughly two hours south of Laredo, Tex., had long been considered one of the most prosperous and safest places in Latin America.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 00:00
Ultimately, however, it is based on a naïve belief that easing pressure on the drug cartels will solve the country's organized-crime problem.
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 00:00
While Mono Jojoy was surrounded by concentric rings of about 400 guerrillas, the units protecting Mr. Cano are small, mobile and, dispersed across mountains, can better distract the military from Mr. Cano himself.
Friday, November 12, 2010 - 00:00
Mexico's high ranking shows that the steady efforts of President Felipe Calderon and his National Action Party (PAN) to reform its economy, reduce tariffs and eliminate local regulations have borne fruit.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 00:00
It took 20 years to turn Colombia from a country of violence to one of tranquillity, and eight years to break a drug cartel's grip on Tijuana.