Mexican forces scored a potentially strong hit against the Zetas drug cartel with the capture of one of its top leaders, Ivan Velazquez Caballero, alias "El Taliban."
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Mexico Becoming the New Iraq for American Agents?
Mexico - The news emerging from Mexico on August 24, 2012, sounded more like a spy thriller than the usual reports of shootings, body dumps, and decapitations. Initial…
Ecuador, UK officials meet over Assange case
London - Top diplomats from Ecuador and the United Kingdom failed to reach an agreement Thursday over the case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, but they agreed to…
Shakira Pregnant with First Child
Shakira is letting the world know she is going to be a mommy!The Colombian sensation announced via her website on Wednesday that she and boyfriend, soccer star Gerard…
Where is Cuba going?
On the plane, something odd but also vaguely magical-seeming happened: namely, nobody knew what time it was. Right before we landed, the flight attendant made an announcement, in…
Veils Pose Problems for Brazilian Muslims Who Want Drivers Licenses
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Ni argentino, ni uruguayo, Carlos Gardel nació en Francia
Un grupo de investigadores se dio a la tarea de rastrear por 10 años el lugar de nacimiento del cantante de tangos más conocido, Carlos Gardel, y la…
Reportan explosión en refinería de Pemex, en México
Mexico - Petróleos Mexicanos confirmó este miércoles que se registró una explosión en una de sus instalaciones en el kilómetro 19 de la carretera entre Reynosa, Tamaulipas, y…
Mexico says Gulf Cartel boss arrested
Mexiko - Mexico's military has notched an important success for President Felipe Calderon with the arrest of Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez, the reputed boss of the powerful Gulf…
American freed after 2 years in Nicaraguan ‘hellhole’
Nicaragua - An American who had been imprisoned for nearly two years in Nicaragua left the country Friday, a day after he was set free, and was en…