September 26, 2018 Mexican police force disbanded, investigated for strong links to drug cartels The police force of the once-glittering Mexican resort town of Acapulco has been disarmed as authorities investigate claims that local cops have strong ties to warring drug cartels in the region. Officials in the southern state of Guerrero claim the drug cartels Beltran Leyva and Independent of Acapulco have infiltrated the local police force. Two top Acapulco police commanders were arrested and accused of homicide, El Universal reported.
September 26, 2018 Small question, big consequences: Is N. Korea a nuke power? As Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un stand on the brink of a widely expected Summit No. 2 to unstick deadlocked nuclear diplomacy, a crucial but often overlooked question looms: Is North Korea actually a nuclear power?
September 25, 2018 Ex-wife of Brazil candidate denies he sent her death threats An ex-wife of a leading Brazilian presidential candidate disputed a news report Tuesday that she accused him of sending her a death threat amid a legal fight over their son's custody in 2011.
September 25, 2018 Trump at UN Security Council: 'Most watched meeting ever'? The U.N. Security Council tends to proceed in a scripted, measured way.
September 25, 2018 At UN this year, it's Trump versus the world A gaping ideological divide cuts through this year's gathering of world leaders at the United Nations.
September 25, 2018 Heir found guilty of murdering wealthy dad to protect fortune A Toronto man who was slated to inherit a multimillion-dollar aviation company was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder in his father’s 2012 death.
September 25, 2018 UN to caution against populism in high-level week Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to paint a grim picture of the state of the world when leaders open their annual meeting on Tuesday, spotlighting the breakdown of trust around the globe and the need to counter unilateralism and reinvigorate international cooperation which is the foundation of the United Nations.
September 24, 2018 Venezuela says diplomats may be tied to assassination try Venezuela's government said Monday that diplomats from three Latin American countries may have played a role in an attempt to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro, and it demanded the foreign governments investigate.
September 24, 2018 Venezuelan official to crash UN meeting on migrant crisis Venezuela's foreign minister said Monday that he is ready to crash a meeting at the United Nations called to help surrounding countries struggling to deal with the flood of migrants fleeing his nation's economic crisis.
September 24, 2018 Mexico: Alleged lookout nabbed in murder of Chiapas reporter A man was arrested Monday in the shooting death of a journalist who worked for the newspaper El Heraldo de Chiapas, and authorities were searching for three other people suspected of having ordered the killing.