| Alleged Top Drug Dealer Caught Near Mexico City MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Troops battled a suspected drug gang in a wealthy neighborhood on the outskirts of Mexico City and captured an alleged major trafficker with a $2 million U.S. bounty on his head, officials announced on Thursday. feeds.nytimes.com |
Transactions With Dollars Face Scrutiny in Mexico Mexico announced tough restrictions on dollar cash transactions in an attempt to fight money laundering that is fueling an increasingly bloody drug war. nytimes.com |
American Lori Berenson Surrenders to Peruvian Police Court orders her back to prison to complete remaining five years of a 20-year sentence www1.voanews.com |
Venezuelan Military Helicopter Crashes Into Boat CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- A Venezuelan military helicopter crashed into a navy research boat Tuesday and plunged into the sea, killing two people and injuring five. feeds.nytimes.com |
Mexico: 13 Dead in Massacre at Ciudad Juarez Party Gunmen stormed two homes and massacred 13 young partygoers in the latest large-scale attack in this violent border city, even as a new government strategy seeks to restore order with social programs and massive police deployments. feeds.nytimes.com |