Kidnapped Mexican reporter found dead

MEXICO CITY, May 18, 2012 (AFP) – A Mexican newspaper reporter kidnapped in the northwestern border state of Sonora was found dead Friday with signs of torture, local officials said. Marco Antonio Avila Garcia, a police reporter with the newspaper … Read more

Chile police arrest 70 protesting students

SANTIAGO, May 17, 2012 (AFP) – Chilean police arrested 70 protesting students late Wednesday as thousands took to the streets of the capital seeking an overhaul of what they call one of the world’s priciest and most unfair education systems. … Read more

Deadly bomb blast targets Colombian ex-minister

BOGOTA, May 16, 2012 (AFP) – At least two people were killed and 39 wounded in Colombia’s capital Tuesday when a bomb exploded in what President Juan Manuel Santos said was an assassination attempt against a former interior minister. “I’ve … Read more

Mexican police find 49 headless bodies

MONTERREY, Mexico, May 14, 2012 (AFP) – Mexican investigators on Monday searched for perpetrators of a heinous drug-war massacre in which 49 people were killed, decapitated, dismembered and left in plastic bags on the side of a rural highway. The … Read more

Drug gang fear silences growing number of Mexico journalists

MEXICO CITY, May 11, 2012 (AFP) – Drug traffickers are applying a policy of terror against journalists who fail to follow their wishes, with threats and brutal killings silencing the press in many parts of Mexico. In the past five … Read more