The New York Times
Friday, November 11, 2011 - 00:00
One of Brazil's most-wanted drug lords has been captured, the authorities here announced Thursday, taken around midnight from the trunk of a car while he was attempting to flee Rocinha, one of this city's largest slums, ahead of a bid by security forces t
Friday, November 11, 2011 - 00:00
Suspect Ovidio Limon Sanchez is one of the most-wanted U.S. drug fugitives in Mexico, sought "for importing and distributing hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States within the last two decades," according to a U.S. State Department no
Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 00:00
But at crime scenes and busy corners recently, more than a dozen angels have appeared - 10 feet tall, with white robes and wide feathered wings. The fact that these angels are mostly teenagers from a tiny evangelical church on a dirt road makes their pres
Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 00:00
The most-wanted drug gang leader in this Olympic city was arrested Thursday, police said. The capture is a blow to the gang that controls one of Latin America's biggest slums and the main drug distribution point in Rio.
Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 00:00
President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that his navy detected a submarine in Venezuelan waters and that it quickly sped off.
Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 00:00
Mexico's security forces are committing widespread human rights violations such as torture and forced disappearances in their battle against drug cartels, a report by Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 00:00
That is borne out in northern Cordoba province: a microcosm of the security problems plaguing many of the areas of Colombia where guerrillas and powerful gangs linked to former paramilitaries fight for control over drugs and territory.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 00:00
Two veterans of Cold War conflicts that ravaged Central America in the 1980s won elections in Nicaragua and Guatemala on Sunday, highlighting the heavy footprint the wars left on the region.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 00:00
One of the main operators in a drug cartel war that devastated the border city of Tijuana was captured by federal troops after he opened fire on a car carrying two rivals over the weekend, officials said Monday.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 00:00
Haiti hasn't seen many homes built for the poor following a devastating earthquake almost two years ago, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Monday.