| Ecuador Threatens to Take Over Foreign Oil Firms QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador will move to take over the operations of foreign oil companies in the country unless they sign new contracts agreeing to increased state control over the sector, President Rafael Correa said on Saturday. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | The Americas: Mexico: 6 Bodies Are Discovered by Police in Cavern Near Cancún Three of the bodies were cut open and their hearts removed and three had the letter Z carved on their abdomens — a possible reference to the Zeta drug gang. feeds.nytimes.com |
U.S. Withholds Millions in Mexico Antidrug Aid The decision was based on concerns that the country was not doing enough to protect its people from abuses by the police and the military. feeds.nytimes.com |
In Mexico, Scenes From Life in a Drug War How narcotics trafficking and violence have changed the way Mexicans live. nytimes.com |
Mexican Drug Gang Chief Reported Killed in Matamoros Antonio Ezequiel Cárdenas Guillén, a leader of the Gulf cartel, was killed in daylong fighting that paralyzed the city of Matamoros. nytimes.com |