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Keeping the peace: Mexican protesters say non-violence is key to changePublic anger over the disappearance of 43 students, who are presumed dead, led to mass protests in Mexico's capital yesterday. While the march was largely peaceful, clashes between demonstrators and police erupted last night.
As protests rage, what can Mexico do to stop more students from going missing?Nearly two months have passed since 43 college students disappeared in Iguala. As Mexico looks to improve security in Guerrero, it could look north to cities and states along the US border that have seen marked success in cracking down on violence. 聽
Why an Argentine team plays key role in Mexico's 43 students caseThe involvement of an elite Argentine forensics team in the search for the remains of Mexico's missing teacher's college students is representative of a country that has taken dictatorship-era human rights experience and exported it around the globe.
Colombia rebels seize top general, bringing halt to peace talksFARC rebels kidnapped the general and two others, putting in jeopardy a two-year peace process. It is the first time in 50 years of conflict that the group has captured such a high-level military figure.聽
Mexico: soldiers face charges, but not officials who tried to hide massacreLast summer, members of a Mexican army patrol killed 22 suspected criminals, most of whom had surrendered. A daisy chain of politicians, prosecutors, and other officials glossed over the massacre, altering the crime scene, torturing witnesses, and denying evidence.
Wolves, Rockets and the NBA take Mexico City by stormThe NBA drew 19,000 people to a game in Mexico City last night, as the US basketball league seeks to broaden its international appeal.
For Colombia's Nasa Indians, the village lays down the lawIndigenous groups in Colombia have the right to mete out their own justice. The Nasa of southwestern Colombia聽are often caught in the crossfire between guerrillas, the military, and criminal groups, and a recent case has the community on edge.- New chief of military police announced in Rio: Why the revolving door?Rio de Janeiro's military police announced its fifth change in command in seven years. The security institution has been plagued by challenges including controlling troops during 2013 street demonstrations.
'Enough, I'm tired': Mexico tweets its anger over missing students caseMexico's attorney general ended a press conference last week about the 43 missing students by declaring that exasperated line,聽fueling outrage at the government's handling of the case 鈥撀燼nd launching a new hashtag on social media, #YaMeCans茅.
Drug gang confesses to killing 43 students: Is this 'Mexico's Moment'?Drug gang members in police custody led investigators to the San Juan River in Guerrero state, where they say they burned and dumped the bodies of 43 students missing since September.聽Mexico's attorney general stopped short of saying the case was resolved.聽
Mexico's missing students: Will case prove a tipping point?The disappearance of 43 college students in September has reverberated deeply in Mexico, bringing together disparate protest movements and raising hopes that leaders will finally have to address the ongoing corruption and impunity it exposes.
Major step in missing students case: Mexico detains fugitive mayor and wifeFormer Mayor Jos茅 Luis Abarca and his wife, suspected of being masterminds in the disappearance of 43 college students, were taken into federal custody this morning. The unsolved case has attracted global attention.
Corrupt fighting the corrupt in Bolivia? Majority of prosecutors linked to crimesA recent Senate resolution calls on Bolivia's attorney general to suspend the 300 public prosecutors who have been formally accused of corruption or some other offense.
The ExplainerBriefing: What's next for Mexico in case of missing studentsThe search for 43 college students who vanished in the southern state of Guerrero, Mexico, has dragged on for more than a month. How the crisis is resolved will have a profound impact on confidence in President Pe帽a Nieto.
Rattled by Ottawa shooting, Canada to broaden powers of spy agencyA new bill would give聽Canada's national intelligence agency new powers to conduct covert operations and surveillance of foreign nationals anywhere in the world.聽Last week's fatal shooting on聽Parliament Hill stalled the bill's introduction.聽
As Day of the Dead looms, families of missing Mexican students hold out hopeFour new suspects in the case of 43 missing college students pointed Mexican authorities toward a mass grave this week. A month after the students' disappearance, families still have no answers.
In Mexico's Guerrero state, ties to drug trafficking - and Colombian guerrillas?The newly installed governor of beleaguered Guerrero state has been in office just one day, and already he's under fire. A prominent citizens group accuses him of having links to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Brazil election: Why antigovernment protesters are now voting RousseffMany far-left Brazilians, active in the protests that rocked this South American nation over the past year and a half, have taken a 180-degree political turn. But that doesn't mean smooth sailing for President Dilma Rousseff.
Uruguay election: How will next president stack up against President Mujica?Mujica has been a trailblazer, winning global praise for his social policies and marijuana legalization while choosing to live in a remote farmhouse instead of a presidential mansion. On Sunday, Uruguay votes for its next leader.
Mexico's missing students expose nexus of crime and politicsPatience is wearing thin among activists seeking the return of 43 Mexican students that went missing last month. Some accuse the government of trying to buy time, and fear a return of guerrilla violence in Guerrero.
