Caribbean Nations Call for US Gun Crackdown As Murder Rates Soar
As American-made guns continue to be Caribbean gangs’ primary source of weapons, heads of government are demanding that the US…
NBL star Harry Froling recovering from ‘alleged assault’ during night out, will miss remainder of season
Brisbane Bullets basketballer Harry Froling has been hospitalised with a serious head injury after getting knocked unconscious during a night…
Jamaica Seizing Ever-Larger Cocaine Shipments from Colombia
An increase in the size of cocaine seizures in Jamaica suggests that the island is playing a stronger role in…
Europe Coverage Makes a Splash
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Nature Under Threat in Ecuador as Gold Miners Target National Park
An Amazon conservation initiative has detected a rapid growth in illegal gold mining sites at a natural park and ecological…
Chile’s Copper Industry Under Siege as Robbers Attack Ports and Trains
Train robberies in the desert, cargo containers hijacked from a massive port, and tons of cathodes heading to China —…
Venezuela’s Police Reform Unlikely to Halt Corrupt Ties to Organized Crime
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced a police reform plan that, on the surface, could appear to be a blueprint…
Genaro García Luna
Genaro García Luna is the former head of Mexico’s Federal Investigation Agency (Agencia Federal de Investigación – AFI) and was…
The Inescapable Prison of Barrio 18 in Honduras
Entering Barrio 18, the powerful Central American street gang, can seem like a violent rebirth. Members get a new family,…
Trial of Mexico’s Former Top Cop May Shine Light on Weaknesses of US Drug War
With the trial of Mexico’s former top public security official set to begin in the United States, the judicial proceedings…