Associated Press
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 00:00
Prosecutors in northern Mexico have brought terrorism charges against two motorcyclists because their loud exhaust pipes backfired and caused a sound like gunshots that sent a crowd into a panicked stampede.
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 00:00
El Ejercito mexicano levantara un monumento para honrar a los militares caidos en el combate al narcotrafico y la delincuencia organizada, en un intento por contribuir a elevar la moral del personal castrense y evitar deserciones.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 00:00
Four gunmen shot the first five drivers outside a taxi base office. Minutes later, three men were killed apparently by the same group a few blocks away.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 00:00
While under arrest in Colombia, he caused a stir when he told a television channel that he made monthly million dollar payments to a group of more than 40 military officers in Venezuela.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 00:00
There is no indication the rebels have freed a single ransomed civilian since Jimenez made his announcement. But there’s also no evidence they have kidnapped anyone new.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 00:00
Authorities say two government workers and the police officer escorting them have been killed in a shootout with gunmen who apparently tried to rob money used for a social welfare program.
Monday, April 9, 2012 - 00:00
Dozens of Central American migrants staged a mock crucifixion of one of their colleagues Friday to illustrate the dangers and suffering they face in southern Mexico.
Monday, April 9, 2012 - 00:00
In recent months, authorities say, they have begun to see the first signs that the Zetas are providing paramilitary training and equipment to the Maras in exchange for intelligence and crimes.
Friday, April 6, 2012 - 00:00
A Chicago federal judge issued a ruling Thursday denying a sensational claim by an admitted Mexican cartel lieutenant imprisoned in Michigan that the U.S. government granted him blanket immunity that gave him carte blanche to smuggle cocaine over the bord
Friday, April 6, 2012 - 00:00
Jacob Ostreicher, a New York businessman, has been confined for 10 months in one of Bolivia's most unruly prisons without being charged.