Vice News
Thursday, April 7, 2016 - 05:55
International experts reviewing one of Mexico's most notorious crimes have accused parts of the Mexican government and its sympathizers of trying to block advances in the investigation and orchestrating a smear campaign against them.
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 06:39
The attempted kidnappings highlight a concerning trend in Jalisco, where the number of women reported missing has risen steadily in each of the last four years, peaking at 1,161 disappearances in 2015. Another 187 women were reported missing here in the first two months of this year, prior to the surge of cases in March that has drawn greater attention to this issue.
Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 06:51
A bomb targeting a bus carrying government employees in the Pakistani city of Peshawar killed 15 people on Wednesday, officials said, with a militant group claiming it was a revenge attack for death sentences passed against Islamists.
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 - 06:30
When Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari came to power a year ago, the former military leader vowed to rid the West African country of corruption that costs the economy billions of dollars annually. Now, his administration may have uncovered the biggest case of graft to date, with a report out this week revealing missing revenues from the state's nationalized oil company totaling $16 billion.
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 06:39
Nestora Salgado is a dual US-Mexican citizen and former child bride who led a community uprising to fight drug cartels in one of Mexico's most dangerous states. She became a heroine for some and a villain for others, and has spent over two years in jail accused of kidnapping.
Monday, March 7, 2016 - 06:38
Mexican security experts have warned that local authorities are at risk of losing control of certain parts of the western state of Jalisco amid mounting attacks on security forces.
Friday, March 4, 2016 - 07:09
El Salvador has not experienced such a bloody start to the year since the small Central American country was submerged in a brutal civil war that ended a generation ago.
Friday, March 4, 2016 - 06:22
US special operations forces in Iraq have captured a ranking member of the Islamic State, the first of what may be many such detentions, and one that raises the questions of where the US will hold such detainees, how long detentions will last, and what will be done with them.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 07:03
Argentina's President Mauricio Macri has urged the country's congress to approve a deal reached with the so-called "vulture funds" that foresees an end to one of the most brutal debt battles ever seen between a country and a creditor.
Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 05:15
Alfredo Beltrán Leyva, whose family once ran one of Mexico's biggest trafficking organizations, has pleaded guilty in a United States court to helping to ship tons of cocaine and methamphetamine to the US.