Nov 12 Watch Reported Russian Spy Defection, Hunt Stirs Up Cold War Memories Russian newspaper Kommersant reported that a top-ranking official in its spy service known only as Colonel Shcherbakov outed spies earlier this year to the U.S. He and his family reportedly have left Russia for the U.S. with a Russian hit… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch Mail Bomb Explodes in Greece, Two Suspects Arrested A package exploded at a mail delivery service in Athens, Greece, burning one employee. Police arrested two suspects after finding more bombs on the men near the facility. One of the packages was addressed to French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Ray… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch Alleged Drug Kingpin ‘Barbie’ Arrested in Mexico Mexican officials brought down one of the biggest alleged drug traffickers in Mexico's drug war. Edgar Valdez-Villareal, also known as 'The Barbie,' was arrested in Mexico City. Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch ‘Barbie’ Arrest Could Yield Drug War Intel for Mexican Officials About 30,000 people have been killed since 2006 in Mexico's violent drug wars. On Monday, one of the country's biggest drug traffickers was arrested in Mexico City. NPR's Jason Beaubien has more. Continue watching
Aug 11 Myanmar Sentences Suu Kyi to 18 Months A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday to 18 months under house arrest for allowing an uninvited American to stay at her home. Continue reading