William Booth
Monday, March 21, 2011 - 00:00
Mexican drug cartels are increasingly exploiting open borders and homegrown gangs in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
Friday, March 11, 2011 - 00:00
The same qualities that made Monterrey appealing to investors - good schools, exclusive neighborhoods, upscale restaurants - made it attractive to bosses of the Gulf cartel and its main rival, Los Zetas.
Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 00:00
Recent problems, including the diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks and the slaying of a U.S. Immigration and Customs agent in northern Mexico, have contributed to an atmosphere of urgency.
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 00:00
Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration launched the operation Wednesday after the Mexican military announced the arrest of eight suspects in the death of Jaime Zapata, a special agent for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 00:00
He told investigators that the shooting was caused by "confusion" about the vehicle he had been chasing - indicating that U.S. agents may not have been the intended target.
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 00:00
The governor of San Luis Potosi, Fernando Toranzo, told reporters that the agents were attacked by the same criminal organizations responsible for the unprecedented violence in his state.
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 00:00
So serious is the perceived threat to national security that Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has extended "a state of siege" and martial law in his country's Alta Verapaz province.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 00:00
Haitian leaders and U.S. diplomats were stunned to learn of the return Sunday night of former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 00:00
One of the largest and most costly humanitarian aid efforts in history saved many lives in the aftermath of last January's earthquake but has done little to ease the suffering of ordinary Haitians since then.
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 00:00
The masked lucha libre characters and their corny good-vs.-evil story lines have remained untouched