There was a lot of drug-war hand-wringing in the U.S. leading up to President Barack Obama’s visit to Mexico this week.
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Obama’s Mexico Visit: Not Just About the Drug War Anymore
When former Mexican President Felipe Calderón waged his war on drug cartels, the media were guaranteed a crime photo op every few weeks. Alleged gangsters were thrust before the press along with heaps of guns, money and …
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New Zealand legalizes gay marriage, the U.S. proposes a human rights monitor in Western Sahara and organized crime in East Asia is worth around $90 billion.
The Rise of Mexico’s Vigilante Militias: Will They Help or Hurt the Drug War?
Frustrated by the government’s lack of progress against criminal gangs, local communities are fielding their own security forces
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Leaders in Africa refuse to recognize a rebel leader as the new president of Central African Republic and Japan’s central bank is set to announce a new billion-dollar plan
Marijuana, By Air: Mexican Gangs Use Cannon to Hurl Drugs Across U.S. Border
Smugglers are using improvised cannons to shoot marijuana packs over border.
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The Mexican government targets the powerful teachers’ union for education reform, Japan has a serious shortage of day care centers and Egypt has grounded all hot air balloon flights in the wake of Tuesday’s deadly crash
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China’s polluted waters is drawing attention from environmentalists and investors, the U.N. will not compensate Haiti cholera victims and Japanese Prime Minister visits the U.S.
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Mexico adopts a multifaceted strategy to fight crime, South Korea accepts immigrant workers as a solution to its aging workforce and Turkey takes a step towards greater freedom of expression
France Celebrates Return of Convicted Kidnapper From Mexican Prison
Mexico’s Supreme Court frees Florence Cassez after seven years in prison for a 2007 kidnapping conviction that justices ruled was flawed by rights violations. Could that be the start of deep judicial reform in Mexico?
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Mexico Says ‘The Executioner’ Is Dead—But Where’s the Body?
The Mexican government claims it killed Heriberto Lazcano, leader of the monstrous Zetas drug gang, but its bungled handling of the kingpin’s corpse undermines what should have been a triumph
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On deck for Friday: Israel warns Iran may have a nuclear bomb by spring, most-wanted Mexican drug lord behind bars, Syrian refugees are predicted to number 700,000 by the end of the year
