Today in Latin America Top Story – Two people were shot dead at a military checkpoint in northern Mexico, authorities said Monday. Soldiers attacked a car passing a military checkpoint, saying the car failed to stop, shooting and killing a 15-year-old boy and his father, The Miami Herald Reports. Relatives said the car had passed the [...]
Today in Latin America Top Story – The Mexican government said Tuesday that 28,000 people have been killed since President Felipe Calderón initiated an offensive against the country’s drug cartels three years ago. The announcement, made by Mexico’s intelligence service director Guillermo Valdés, marks the second time in four months that the government has increased [...]
Today in Latin America Top Story — The brother of a murdered Mexican gubernatorial candidate was named Wednesday his replacement in this weekend’s upcoming election. Rodolfo Torre Cantú’s brother, Egidio Torre, said that he asked his family before agreeing to take up his slain brothers candidacy as the Institutional Revolutionary Party’s candidate for governor of Tamaulipas [...]
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexico plans to hold elections Sunday in 12 of the country’s states, despite recent threats and attacks on politicians by drug cartels including one on Monday that left a leading gubernatorial candidate dead. Rodolfo Torre Cantú, 46, was killed along with at least four supporters when gunmen opened fire [...]
Today in Latin America Top Story — A leading gubernatorial candidate in Mexico’s Tamaulipas state was killed Monday morning on his way to a series of campaign rallies. Rodolfo Torre Cantú, 46, was killed along with at least four supporters when gunmen opened fire on his motorcade, which was on its way to a campaign event. [...]
Today in Latin America Top Story — Documents recovered from Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s drug trafficking ring in Mexico indicate that the organization has ties to the country’s police, fueling fears of corruption. Mexican daily Reforma reported on Monday that investigators found classified government documents in the possession of Roberto Beltrán Burgos — an alleged [...]
NEW YORK — Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed what’s been called the nation’s toughest immigration bill on Friday afternoon, making it a crime to not carry proper documentation. The bill gives police officers more latitude to stop people on the suspicion that they are undocumented immigrants, which critics said could lead to racial profiling. In [...]
Today in Latin America Top Story – Unidentified assailants threw an explosive over the fence of the U.S. Consulate in the border city Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, reigniting anxieties that U.S. authorities are being increasingly targeted by Mexican drug gangs. A statement posted on the Consulate’s Web site said the attack occurred at around 11 p.m. [...]
Today in Latin America Top Story – Officials from the United States and Mexico held high-level talks Tuesday in Mexico City focused on setting up a counter-narcotics strategy that aims to strengthen local law enforcement and rebuild communities affected by drug violence and poverty. The plan is estimated to cost $331 million and was the [...]
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexico’s drug war continued to dominate the Americas sections’ headlines on Wednesday, as journalists and analysts struggle to figure out how the murders of three people with ties to the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juárez will affect the U.S. posture toward Mexico. No answer to that question has [...]
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