Associated Press
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 00:00
He had been arrested in a 2009 sweep along with more than 30 Michoacan state and local officials who were accused by federal prosecutors of protecting the La Familia drug cartel. All of the charges were later dismissed.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 00:00
Assistant Attorney General Mariana Benitez says her agency is normally notified almost instantly of decisions like the one that freed Caro Quintero. This time it learned two days after the Mexican federal appeals court freed him
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 00:00
A White House meeting between Susan Rice and Brazil's foreign minister, Luiz Alberto Figueiredo, constituted the latest attempt by the Obama administration to stem the damage.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 00:00
Fernandez was convicted of pre-criminal "dangerousness," under which Cubans can be held for "special proclivity to commit crimes," and sentenced to three years.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 09:29
But the plan ran aground as the world powers haggled over the crucial element of how to enforce it.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 09:15
Over the weekend, authorities began banning several hundred thousand vehicles from Baghdad streets each day in a bid to stop the increasing number of car bombings.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 07:15
A statement issued by the mediators trying to resolve the latest fighting in Congo says the two sides have made "significant progress" since the talks in Uganda began last week.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 00:00
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet nearly broke down Tuesday while visiting the detention and torture center where she was held during the 1973-90 dictatorship.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 00:00
There were 251 homicides between June 30 and Aug. 31. That's an average of four a day for the Caribbean island of 2.7 million people, compared to an average of 2.9 a day during the first half of the year.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 00:00
President Dilma Rousseff saw her personal approval hit 58 percent in the most recent poll conducted by the MDA polling institute.