Associated Press
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 00:00
His stunning arrest this year made him a symbol of something else as well: the murky nature of Colombia's long civil conflict.
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 00:00
The government has said Mexico's powerful Sinaloa drug cartel appears to be extending its production of methamphetamine into Central America.
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 00:00
Rejon is identified as third in command of the Zetas.
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 00:00
The navy said in a brief statement late Wednesday that a man detained in the northern state of Tamaulipas said he was the capo known as "El Coss".
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 00:00
Violence has broken out at an opposition campaign event in Venezuela, where supporters of President Hugo Chavez have blocked a road and a campaign truck has been torched.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 00:00
Venezuela will evaluate a proposal to join in a team of non-aligned nations to solve the crisis in Syria, President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 00:00
The remote mountain region known as "Tierra Caliente" for its steamy climate is a battleground between drug gangs including La Familia Michoacana and the breakaway Knights Templar.
Monday, September 10, 2012 - 00:00
The motives for the break were not clear, but it could complicate efforts for the left to rally again around a single candidate.
Monday, September 10, 2012 - 00:00
"This activity could affect some 500 families totaling 3,000 people, so we decided to evacuate them," said Guillermo Gonzalez, executive director of the government's disaster agency.
Monday, September 10, 2012 - 00:00
Jesus Leonel Sanchez Meza is in Mexican custody as a suspect for the killing of suspected United States Border Patrol Agent, Brian A. Terry.