World Apr 27 How President Noboa’s ‘strong hand’ policies against violence in Ecuador are playing out By Ali Rogin, Satvi Sunkara
World Jan 16 Italian police arrest fugitive Mafia boss after 3 decades on the run The head of the Carabinieri police force’s special operations squad said that Messina Denaro was captured on Monday at the clinic where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed medical condition. Messina Denaro was considered Sicily’s Cosa Nostra top boss… By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press
Nation Oct 30 Watch 4:29 Notorious crime boss James ‘Whitey’ Bulger dies in W. Va. prison Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger has died, one day after being transferred to a West Virginia federal prison. A notorious lifelong criminal who ran gambling and drug rackets for decades, he fled Boston in 1994 but was eventually caught.
Nation Oct 30 James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, 89, found dead in prison The murderous Boston gangster who benefited from a corrupt relationship with the FBI before spending 16 years as one of America's most wanted men was slain in federal prison. By Denise Lavoie, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Health Mar 08 Buses Targeted by Guatemala City Gangs Bus drivers and their assistants have become frequent targets of extortion, threats and violent crimes in Guatemala City.
Jan 12 Watch U.S.-Mexico Ties May Hinge on Drug War, Economy President-elect Barack Obama met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon Monday, emphasizing the importance of strong U.S.-Mexico relations. Analysts discuss how Mr. Obama may handle the ties in light of Mexico's drug war and the global economic downturn. Continue watching