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Colombia - FARC peace talks: 4 things you need to know
Colombia has ample experience holding peace talks – though over the past 50 years, it’s seen little peace. But in early September, President Juan Manuel Santos announced peace talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Here are four things you need to know about the landmark peace process.
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5 countries where the death penalty is legal but rare
India’s Supreme Court sentenced the last surviving gunman of the 2008 attacks on Mumbai, to death. Here is a list of 5 countries where the death penalty is a legal possibility, though rare.
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How much do you know about Mexico? Take our quiz.
From Pre-Columbian civilization to the drug trafficking organizations of today, how much do you know about the United States' neighbor to the south?
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Decriminalize marijuana? Four ways America's views of pot are changing
As polls show national opinion toward marijuana use steadily changing toward greater acceptance, laws are changing and ballot initiatives are coming before voters.
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Osama bin Laden papers: top 5 revelations
A new trove of letters seized during the Osama bin Laden raid paint an intimate picture of the inner workings and struggles of Al Qaeda, from its dabbling in the stock market to practices that would make any Mafia don proud.
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No more drug war in Latin America? Report explores new ways to fight drugs
A new OAS report looks at alternatives to prohibiting the drug trade, including legal market regulation, reform of the UN drug convention, and smarter policing.
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Jets RB arrested: Mike Goodson facing drug and weapons charges
Jets RB arrested: State police say Goodson was a passenger in a vehicle driven by 31-year-old Garant Evans of Roselle. Police found them stopped on Interstate 80 in Denville at about 3:15 a.m. Friday.
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To tame drug violence, Mexican general takes control of chaotic Michoacan
As part of President Enrique Pena Nieto's strategy against drug violence, Alberto Reyes, a Mexican general was given control over all police and military operations in the western state of Michoacan.
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Otis Nixon arrested: Ex-baseball player faces drug charges
Otis Nixon arrested: The former MLB star was charged with possession of cocaine on Monday. Otis Nixon played for the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, and Montreal Expos.
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Why Obama won't talk so much about drug war on Mexico trip (+video)
Presidents Obama and Enrique Peña Nieto have reasons to change the US-Mexico narrative in meetings Thursday, but 'both countries are still very interested' in the drug war.
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Can a blimp curb drug trafficking in Latin America? The US hopes so.
After sweeping US budget cuts, the Pentagon is testing new tools to stop drug trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean: a blimp tethered to the back of a boat and a hand-launched drone.
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Sandra Beltran, Mexican cartel 'queen,' pleads guilty in US
Sandra Beltran pleaded guilty Tuesday to being an accessory after the fact to an operation linking Mexico's Sinaloa cartel and Colombia's Norte Valle cartel.
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13 officers indicted: Baltimore prison officers on gang payroll?
13 corrections officers and 12 gang members were indicted with conspiracy, drug possession and distribution, and money laundering.
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Latin America Monitor Are some Mexican cartels aiming for a more peaceful coexistence?
Violence has dropped overall in Mexico's Baja California state due to both government efforts and an uneasy peace between rival criminal organizations.
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Difference Maker Claudio Miranda's music is taming a once-violent Brazilian neighborhood
Raised in one of the world's most dangerous neighborhoods in São Paulo, Brazil, he now helps youths reimagine themselves creatively through music, video production, art, performances, and education.
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Global News Blog Death penalty: Amnesty International says global decline in executions stalls (+video)
In 2012, four countries that had not used the death penalty in several years were on Amnesty International's list. Missing was China, which keeps its figures secret but is estimated to far outpace others in executions.
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Drug bust: 100 arrested in New England heroin, cocaine ring
Drug bust: 100 arrested for alleged involvement in heroin and cocaine trafficking. The 100 people arrested in the southern New England bust, were mostly from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
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Latin America Monitor Looking for day when Mexico's underworld is violence-free? Try looking back.
Since the 1980s Mexico's criminal organizations have become increasingly globalized and sophisticated, but almost a century ago they were largely family organizations shipping bootleg liquor to the US.
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Latin America Monitor Argentina pushes to prosecute HSBC bankers for money laundering
The US recently fined HSBC a record $1.9 billion, but – unlike Argentina – did not pursue criminal charges.
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$10M oxycodone ring? NYC doctor among 49 arrested
$10M oxycodone ring: A New York City doctor has been charged with running an interstate smuggling ring that trafficked $10 million worth of oxycodone across several states.
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Latin America Monitor Cops unite in Central America: New deal allows cross-border pursuits
The agreement will allow law enforcement agencies from one country to pursue suspects over the border into a neighboring country, and encourage states to share criminal records.
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Can Nicaragua protect the waters it won?
A ruling at the UN's highest court redrew maritime boundaries around the Colombian island of San Andrés and Nicaragua. Security analysts say it could lead to unintended consequences like increased trafficking.
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Global News Blog Attack highlights how a corner of Afghanistan is falling apart
The ambush and killing of 16 Afghan soldiers last weekend is one of the worst setbacks for the country's military in years.
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El Chapo killed? Details sketchy in Guatemala shootout (+video)
El Chapo killed? Guatemalan officials say reports of drug lord, Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman being killed in shootout are premature. There is no confirmation of a body or an identification from police.
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Progress Watch Good news from Central America: Homicides fall in Guatemala, El Salvador
Attributed, in part, to an evolution away from hardline 'iron fist' policy approaches to crime and violence, El Salvador and Guatemala saw homicides fall in 2012 from record highs.
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Latin America Monitor Four Nigerians arrested for drug trafficking in Venezuela
US officials say Colombian and Venezuelan drug traffickers are increasingly reliant on smuggling routes that move drug shipments to Europe via West Africa.
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Latin America Monitor How the Zetas drug gang took Monterrey
The Zetas have many sides, but how and why the gang settled in Monterrey explains a lot about who they are and how they operate.
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New Mexican president announces multipronged strategy against drug-related violence
Enrique Pena Nieto, the president of Mexico, announced Monday a tougher stance on violence related to drugs, including special units to deal with kidnappings, and more crime prevention.
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Jenni Rivera crash: DEA investigating the owner of jet
Jenni Rivera was taking a test flight, says one report. Jennie Rivera was interested in buying the Learjet 25 for $250,000. The jet owner is under investigation by the US Drug Enforcement Agency. Two of the company's planes were seized by the DEA earlier this year.
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Latin America Monitor Is Latin America punishing nonviolent drug offenders too harshly?
A new report reveals that punishments in Latin America for drug-related crimes – cultivation, use, or trafficking – have become as severe as those for violent offenses.
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