Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano appointed former federal prosecutor Alan Bersin as special representative for border affairs, charged with overseeing enforcement efforts.
On the eve of his Mexico trip, President Obama moved to impose financial penalties on three Mexican drug cartels: the Sinaloa Cartel, Los Zetas and La Familia Michoacana.
Protesters gathered outside the Hotel Presidente Intercontinental in Mexico City as US President Obama arrived to deliver a letter demanding rights for immigrants in the United States.
Mexican lawmakers opened a debate on the legalization of marijuana as a possible strategy to tackle the country’s powerful drug cartels—sparking harsh criticisms from the DEA.
Manuel Rosales, mayor of Venezuela’s second city Maracaibo, has dropped out of sight after President Hugo Chávez vowed on national TV to have him imprisoned.
Daniel Rendón Herrera AKA “Don Mario,” Colombia’s most wanted drug lord, was captured in Urabá with 30 henchmen. He is accused of involvement in 3,000 homicides over the last 18 months.
The commander of a remnant faction of Peru’s Shining Path guerilla movement pledged more attacks after their 11th deadly ambush this year. “We will fight militarily those who defend imperialism and the government, and they are the armed forces and… Read morePeru: Sendero pledges more attacks; army uses child soldiers?
A NATO airstrike reportedly killed six civilians, including two children in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, while the Taliban executed a young couple for attempting to elope in Nimroz province.
After a visit to Chile, UN special rapporteur for indigenous rights James Anaya found there is evidence that police use excessive violence against the indigenous Mapuche communities.
US prosecutors filed an indictment charging that ex-CIA “asset” Luis Posada Carriles perjured himself when he told immigration authorities he was not involved in the bombing of two Havana hotels in 1997.
At least 5,000 workers have been laid off recently in free trade zone (FTZ) factories in the Dominican Republic’s Santiago province, according to the United Unions Federation, which is made up of 38 unions in the northern Dominican Republic. FTZs… Read moreDominican Republic: layoffs hit FTZs
A spokesperson for the Iranian Judiciary announced that imprisoned US journalist Roxana Saberi has been tried on espionage charges. The proceedings were closed to the public.
