Mexico's drug war

Uruguay Congress debates bill to regulate legal marijuana use

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MONTEVIDEO - Legislators in Uruguay hotly debated on Wednesday a measure backed by leftist President Jose Mujica that would create a government body to control the cultivation and sale of marijuana and allow people to grow it at home or as part of smoking clubs.


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Mexican vice admiral ambushed, killed in drug war hot spot

MEXICO CITY - A Mexican vice admiral was killed on Sunday in an ambush on a rural road in the western state of Michoacan, where the president has sent military forces to regain control of areas dominated by waring drug gangs.

Gangs have won parts of troubled Mexican region: president

MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has said that organized crime has gained the upper hand in a violent part of the country, in unusually frank comments about the difficulties his government is facing to subdue powerful drug cartels.

World, Mexico Election 26 Jul 2013

Obama says capture of cartel boss shows Mexico serious about drug fight

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that Mexico's capture of the leader of a notorious drug cartel provided reassurance that President Enrique Pena Nieto's commitment to fighting drug trafficking was solid.

Analysis: Drug kingpin's capture spurs hope Mexico can subdue violent cartels

MEXICO CITY - The dramatic capture of the boss of the Zetas drug cartel provides fresh evidence that Mexican authorities are starting to win their protracted fight against a gang that has done more than any other to stain the country's name with its brutality.

Mexico Election, World 16 Jul 2013

Mexico captures leader of brutal Zetas drug cartel

MEXICO CITY - The Mexican government said on Monday it captured the brutal leader of the Zetas drug cartel in an early-morning raid, marking the biggest victory for President Enrique Pena Nieto in his fight against gang violence. | Video

World, Mexico Election 16 Jul 2013

Latin American nations fuming over NSA spying allegations

BRASILIA - Irate Latin American nations are demanding explanations from the United States about new allegations that it spied on both allies and foes in the region with secret surveillance programs.

11 Jul 2013

Mexican president says possible U.S. spying 'totally unacceptable'

MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Wednesday that if allegations were proven that the United States had spied on its southern neighbor, it would be "totally unacceptable."

Remains of kidnapped journalist believed found in Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA - Honduran police said on Tuesday they believe a severed head and other body parts found in a region of the country ravaged by Mexican drug cartels belong to a popular television journalist kidnapped last month.

World, United Nations, Mexico 09 Jul 2013

Latin American nations fuming over NSA spying allegations

BRASILIA - Irate Latin American nations are demanding explanations from the United States about new allegations that it spied on both allies and foes in the region with secret surveillance programs.

09 Jul 2013
A woman holds her child during a protest in Ciudad Juarez November 1, 2011. Police arrested around 25 protesters as they were trying to put up crosses in a public area in representation of the thousands of victims of the drug war. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Drug warriors fail Ciudad Juarez

Official corruption at all levels has fanned violence in Ciudad Juarez, with local and federal police and soldiers complicit in, or actually committing, many crimes.  Full Article 

BATTLES ON U.S.-MEXICO BORDER

HIGH-TECH WAR

MEXICO DRUG WAR IN PICTURES

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The bodies of Mexico

As the drug war rages, bodies pile up on the streets of Mexico.  Slideshow