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The mayor of a small town in southern Mexico, Luis Jimenez Mata, was assassinated yesterday by unknown gunmen in the…
Colombian rebels appear to be increasing their recruitment of foreign nationals after an Ecuadorean was captured and a Panamanian surrendered…
Colombian police, working with the DEA, have captured in Cali a man they insist is the link between the Rastrojos…
The burned bodies of three women were found dumped by a road outside Guatemalas capital Wednesday. The country has one…
Last year was the bloodiest year on record since Mexicos president, Felipe Calderon, took office four years ago. …
More than 34,000 Mexicans have died in drug trafficking-related homicides in the four years since Mexicos president, Felipe Calderon, declared…
Activist Marisela Escobedo, 52, was shot and killed while demanding justice for her daughter's murder in Chihuahua City on…
An anti-human trafficking coalition identified a number of possible prostitution recruitment centers throughout Ciudad Juarez this week, prompting the Chihuahua…
Last weekend police found the bodies of three land reform activists in the central department of Tolima, Colombia. The victims,…
The rebel of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - FARC) have escalated their attacks…
A recent US Army-commissioned study found that Mexican cartels have entered into 48 of the 50 U.S. states, and have…
A recent investigation by Mexico Citys Attorney General may shed light on the effect of assassinating cartel leaders, a strategy…