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Drug cartel boss pleads guilty to murder in U.S. agent's death
WASHINGTON — A Mexican drug cartel commander pleaded guilty Thursday to murder and attempted murder in a 2011 ambush south of the border that left one American agent dead and a second injured, and which sharply strained U.S.-Mexico relations....
Tags: Mexico, U.S. Embassy, Murder, Washington, DC, Theft
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Horse track money laundering trial begins in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A multimillion-dollar horse racing and breeding operation run from an Oklahoma ranch was actually a front for a notorious Mexican cartel to launder millions of dollars in drug money, prosecutors alleged at the beginning of a trial for...Tags: FBI, Autism, Los Zetas Cartel, Horse and Harness Racing, Sports
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Deportees to Mexico's Tamaulipas preyed upon by gangs
MATAMOROS, MEXICO — They stuck together, walking slowly on busted sidewalks, approaching corners warily. They hurried past smoky taco stands and fleabag hotels. Nobody strayed.
Deported from Southern California the night before, the 20 men had...Tags: Migration, Christianity, Kidnapping, Extradition, Politics
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Two PRI politicians killed within days in Mexico
World NowMEXICO CITY -- Two politicians from the soon-to-be-ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, have been slain within two days of each other, sending a chilling reminder of the violent Mexico that awaits the new administration. One of the killings,... -
6 Mexico police slain in 2 attacks
World NowMEXICO CITY -- Six Mexican police have been assassinated in two separate incidents in the drug-battleground states of Durango and Tamaulipas, government officials reported Thursday.... -
Suspected top Gulf cartel leader captured in Mexico
World NowMexican authorities announce the capture of the alleged top leader of the Gulf cartel, a potentially crippling blow to the drug-trafficking network that once dominated much of northern and southern Mexico but has recently lost ground to the vicious... -
A reputed top leader of Gulf Cartel is captured in Mexico
World NowMexico's U.S.-backed naval special forces have captured a man believed to be one of the two top leaders of the Gulf Cartel, a drug-trafficking organization that once dominated the northeast border region but has recently weathered devastating battle... -
Quebec separatist party riding wave of voter dissatisfaction
World NowGlobal Focus: When the separatist Parti Quebecois burst on the political scene 40 years ago, financial institutions and global corporate headquarters fled Montreal for neighboring Ontario in fear of the economic disaster predicted if Quebec were to secede... -
Egypt president to Syria's Assad: Step down before it's too late
World NowIn his first speech to the League of Arab Nations, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi told Syrian leader Bashar Assad to learn from recent history and step down immediately before “it’s too late.”... -
Strong earthquake jolts Costa Rica; no early reports of deaths
World NowA powerful earthquake jolted northwestern Costa Rica and much of Central America Wednesday morning, with early reports of scattered damage but no deaths (link in Spanish).... -
Two-thirds of most-wanted Mexican drug lords are in custody, dead
World NowMEXICO CITY -- The government of President Felipe Calderon has made the elimination of top capo suspects from a most-wanted list of 37 men the barometer for success in its fight against organized crime. With the slaying of Zeta cartel leader Heriberto... -
Mexico captures alleged Zetas chief linked to numerous crimes
World NowMEXICO CITY -- The Mexican navy on Monday announced the capture of an alleged Zetas field commander who it accused of numerous high-profile crimes, including the possible murder of an American who disappeared while reportedly jet-skiing on a border lake...
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