"At a construction site of an apartment building in the heart of the Mexican capital, a company engineer runs through his weekly payroll sheet. He has salaries written out for carpenters, bricklayers …
47 Shot in Violent NYC Labor Day Weekend
"Three people were killed and two police officers were wounded in a shooting a few blocks from the annual West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, capping a violent holiday weekend in which 47 people were …
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2 Mexican female journalists found slain
"Ana Marcela Yarce Viveros, co-founder of Contralinea magazine, and Rocio Gonzalez Trapaga, a former Televisa reporter, were abducted in Mexico City. The women's deaths bear the mark of drug …
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Six Dead in Mexico Shootout
" Six people were killed and 11 others wounded in a battle between Mexican federal police and gunmen in the southern state of Guerrero, authorities said Thursday. Four gunmen, a police officer and a …
Twenty-three bodies found makeshift grave in Mexico
"POLICE have found 23 decomposing bodies in a makeshift grave in Zinacantepec, Mexico. " (Source: Twenty-three bodies found makeshift grave in Mexico | Herald Sun.) …
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Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel makes big move into meth
"Mexico's most powerful drug cartel appears to be expanding methamphetamine production on a massive scale, filling a gap left by the breakdown of a rival gang that was once the top trafficker of the …
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Mexican Mayor Says Many Colleagues Under Threat From Gangsters
"The mayor of the southeastern Mexican city of Merida told Efe that organized crime elements pose a threat to many of her colleagues, 27 of whom have been killed nationwide over the past five …
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Expert: Drug gangs control half of Mexico
"Violent crime has become a problem of national security in Mexico, where half of the territory is outside of state control and "we're in the hands of the narcos," an intelligence expert and author of …
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Colombia sees surge in violent crime against oil workers
"Thanks in part to dramatically improved security in recent years, Colombia has vaulted into the major leagues of global crude producers. Ironically, that same success may be driving a surge in …
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Scores dead in Mexico casino attack
"At least 40 people are dead after two dozen armed men burst into the premises and began dousing it with fuel." (Source: Scores dead in Mexico casino attack - Americas - Al Jazeera English.) …