"Somali pirates have released a Greek-owned oil tanker and its 26 sailors, including 14 Filipinos, who were seized in the Arabian Sea ten months ago, the Philippine government said on …
Why Killing Kingpins Won’t Stop Mexico’s Drug Cartels
"Already a billionaire according to Forbes, the Sinaloa capo has supplanted Osama bin Laden as the State Department's top international target, and the Chicago Crime Commission recently named him …
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Image Shows Boy Injured In Gang Attack
"Police have released an image of a teenage boy's injured face after he was assaulted by a group of men in Manchester." Source: Image Shows Boy Injured In Gang Attack …
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Drug trafficker among kidnap arrests
"A major amphetamines dealer has been taken off the street, police say, after Special Operations officers foiled a kidnapping plot and took five men into custody on Friday night." Source: Drug …
Colombian ELN rebels free held German Breuer brothers
"Two German nationals held hostage in Colombia since early November have been freed, the International Committee of the Red Cross says. " Source: BBC News - Colombian ELN rebels free held German …
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Mexican Troops Detain 34 ‘Self-Defense’ Vigilantes
"Mexican soldiers have detained 34 vigilantes who formed part of a 'self-defense group' that allegedly kidnapped police officers and seized police equipment earlier this week in the western state of …
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Rastrojos leader captured in Panama
"According to Panamanian authorities, Alex Antonio Moreno Delgadillo, alias 'Caballo,' was captured in the neighboring country's Vista Hermosa sector. " Source: Rastrojos leader captured in Panama - …
Moz seizes 600kg of heroin heading for SA
"Mozambican police have seized 600kg of heroin, one of their biggest ever drugs hauls, hidden in a flat-bed truck they believe was heading from Kenya to South Africa, newspapers said on …
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Peru’s police chief quits as crime fears pressure Humala
"Peru's top police officer resigned late on Wednesday as President Ollanta Humala faced increasing pressure over rising crime in the Andean nation after two high-profile murders." Source: Peru's …
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Rebel Bombings Cut Water, Power to Colombian City
"Three simultaneous bombings on Tuesday interrupted electricity and water service in the Pacific port city of Tumaco, Colombian authorities said, blaming the attack on leftist FARC rebels" Source: …
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