Associated Press
Friday, September 7, 2012 - 00:00
FBI spokesman Erick Vasys said his agency is investigating the rock-throwing as an attack on federal officers, while the shooting will be part of an internal review by the Border Patrol.
Friday, September 7, 2012 - 00:00
Santos said there would be no end to fighting until a peace accord is agreed on. He said Colombia's military and police have been told to intensify offensive actions.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 00:00
The agreement, signed Aug. 27, does not include a cease-fire.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 00:00
High-ranking Mexican security officials are portraying the shooting of two CIA agents by Mexican federal police as a well-intentioned mishap.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 00:00
Prosecutors argue the kidnappings and the hiding of bodies so the victims were never found are "permanent crimes." Since such crimes continue to the present, they fall outside the 1961-79 period covered by the amnesty law.
Friday, August 31, 2012 - 00:00
Leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is refusing to recognize the results of Mexico's presidential election, raising the question of whether he will launch street protests.
Friday, August 31, 2012 - 00:00
U.S. officials are praising Guatemala's decision to allow the extradition of former president Alfonso Portillo, who faces U.S. charges of laundering allegedly embezzled foreign donations.
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 00:00
Public security authorities in Brazil's capital city of Brasilia have asked for help from federal police to fight a wave of violent crime that is alarming residents.
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 00:00
Two civilians in Peru have died of apparent gunshot wounds in a clash between police and coca growers trying to halt coca crop eradication in the Upper Huallaga valley region.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - 00:00
Congressional staff members joined Homeland Security and Defense Department officials Wednesday near the border town of Roma, about 260 miles south of San Antonio, to see what the aerostats can do.