The Los Angeles Times
Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 00:00
Eleven soldiers have been arrested and accused of detaining the men at the plaza in June and turning them over to thugs in the rival Mineira Hill favela, authorities say. The troops were trying to "scare" the unruly young men, according to subse
Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 00:00
High-powered automatic weapons and ammunition are flowing virtually unchecked from border states into Mexico, fueling a war among drug traffickers, the army and police that has left thousands dead, according to U.S. and Mexican officials.
Saturday, August 9, 2008 - 00:00
In Mexico's drug war, Gen. Sergio Aponte Polito racked up crime-fighting credentials worthy of the Dark Knight, making record seizures of drugs and weapons and forcing out top Baja California law enforcement officials he accused of corruption and of havin
Friday, August 8, 2008 - 00:00
Felipe Calderon urges Congress to act on his proposal after a 14-year-old abductee was found dead
Friday, August 8, 2008 - 00:00
Amid broad outrage over the slaying of a 14-year-old kidnapping victim, Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Thursday urged Congress to toughen punishments for abductors to include life in prison.
Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 00:00
As Mexico wrestles with soaring inflation and interest rates, falling oil production and shrinking remittances, or money sent home by Mexicans working in the U.S., President Felipe Calderon on Wednesday announced a shake-up at the Economic Ministry
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 - 00:00
President Hugo Chavez aims to set up neighborhood-based militias and increase state control over agriculture under a package of laws enacted by decree on the final day of an 18-month period
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 - 00:00
The campaign against drug gangs as well as other violent criminals has been repeatedly compromised by corrupt police officers, pushing Calderon to turn to the army. As of June, 40,000 soldiers and 5,000 federal police were deployed nationwide. The adminis
Monday, August 4, 2008 - 00:00
Twelve exhumation teams work across the country in an effort to recover and, they hope, identify the remains of thousands of victims of Colombia's long-running civil war
Sunday, August 3, 2008 - 00:00
Suspected drug shipments from Venezuela to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, home to Haiti and the Dominican Republic, rose 44% in the beginning of this year