Associated Press
Friday, June 1, 2012 - 00:00
The national police chief post has become a revolving door, with various scandals of alleged police involvement in high-profile crimes.
Friday, June 1, 2012 - 00:00
Venezuela's military bombed 36 clandestine airstrips in the South American country's southern plains during May as part of an effort to shut down air routes used by drug smugglers.
Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 00:00
The Quispe Palomino brothers, who command about 500 combatants, solidified their reputation with last month's abduction of 36 construction workers near Peru’s main natural gas fields.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 00:00
Residents of this remote hamlet that lacks running water and electricity, and lives off cattle ranching and coca-growing were preparing a barbeque for Wednesday's planned handover of a French journalist.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 00:00
About one hundred state and federal police are guarding the distribution centers of Sabritas, a Mexican snack firm owned by PepsiCo.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 00:00
Ten other men from Soacha met the same fate. Their cases are being decided in separate trials.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 00:00
The FARC announced over the weekend that it would present the coordinates for Langlois’ handover to the International Red Cross, a delegate of the French government and former Colombian Sen. Piedad Cordoba
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 00:00
Some observers say that a strategy to reduce violence above all else could mean that drug dealers who conduct their businesses discreetly will be quietly left alone.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 00:00
Five Sabritas warehouses and vehicle lots were attacked Friday and Saturday in the Mexican states of Michoacan and Guanajuato.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 00:00
El fin de semana grupos armados lanzaron serie de ataques incendiarios contra centros de distribucion y docenas de vehiculos de Sabritas.