Youth sought in Mexico killings arrested

A 14-year-old boy who says he's been killing or working for drug cartels since he was 11 has been captured by the Mexican army after a...

WikiLeaks cables reveal unease over Mexican drug war

In contrast to their upbeat public assessments, U.S. officials expressed frustration with a "risk averse" Mexican army and rivalries among...

Brazil troops to stay in Rio slum after backing anti-gang assault

After a two-pronged, weeklong assault on entrenched drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro slums, Brazilian army troops will remain in the city's...

Colombia works to keep marimba traditions alive

The performing style of the man Angel Marino calls the greatest marimba player ever may help explain why the instrument is so obscure...

In Haiti, tentative calm follows chaotic elections

A quiet tension settled over Haiti on Monday as people waited to learn how electoral officials proceed in handling Sunday's chaos-marred...

Mexico arrests La Familia drug gang figure

Mexican authorities Tuesday said they had arrested a regional boss of La Familia drug gang, which dominates the western state of Michoacan...

In Haiti, election day chaos casts shadow over hopeful voters

She drifted amid throngs of screaming men, looking for her name on list after list. In a land of faint hopes, she clung to one of the...

Haiti elections a shambles with many unable to vote

With the country reeling from the effects of January's earthquake and a devastating cholera epidemic, the general elections slid into...

Gang leader blamed in Ciudad Juarez violence arrested

Mexican authorities said Sunday that they had arrested the main leader of the Aztecas, a Ciudad Juarez street gang blamed for much of the...

Another marijuana tunnel and two more warehouses found

Federal authorities have unearthed another cross-border tunnel in a San Diego warehouse district, the second major tunnel discovery and...

As the rest of the world turns, Mexico's eyes are riveted on a wedding

If it were a soap opera (and it sure feels like one), Saturday's big event would be the pull-out-the-stops season finale. The script calls...

Mexican expats warned about holiday travel home

It is an annual ritual, a pilgrimage that Mexicans living in the United States make to visit hometowns and families for the holidays.

Mexico drug gang leader arrested

Mexican authorities Wednesday announced they had arrested the new leader of the drug gang formerly run by suspected kingpin Edgar "La...

A city fogged in by fear and uncertainty

One minute you're shaking it on a dance floor throbbing with happy wedding guests. The next you're navigating darkened, forlorn streets,...

Haiti presidential election gains in drama

In the final hours of a chaotic presidential campaign in a country that needs no more drama this year, candidate Michel "Sweet Micky"...

Cholera continues to worsen in Haiti

In the Haitian city of Gonaives, freshly dug pits at the back of the main cemetery are filling up with dozens of victims. In the capital,...

Bolivian president criticizes U.S. in front of Robert Gates

Bolivian President Evo Morales on Monday accused the United States of undermining democratic government in Latin America in a speech about...

Dismembered bodies, warped minds

Pablo Szmulewicz, a Mexico City artist, remembers the pitch from the newspaper hawker who held a front page with chopped-up human bodies.

Cholera epidemic leaves Haiti on brink of disaster once more

A mother cradled her limp 2-year-old boy, gently bouncing him on her knee as though she would lose him if she stopped. Her lap was soaked.

20 killed over weekend in Mexican border city

At least 20 people were killed in drug-gang violence over the weekend in this northern border city, including seven found dead outside one...