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Obama, Mexican President Talk Economy, Security
(MEXICO CITY) — Acknowledging uncertainty ahead, President Barack Obama said Thursday the U.S. will cooperate with Mexico in fighting drug-trafficking and...
Mexico Ends Open Access for U.S. Security Agencies
(MEXICO CITY) — Mexico is ending its unprecedented open relationship with U.S. security agencies that developed in recent years to fight drug trafficking 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.
Feds in NY: Russian Mob Ran Celebrity Poker Games
(NEW YORK) — Nearly three dozen people were charged on Tuesday in what investigators said was a Russian organized crime operation that included illegal,...
Russian Official: Putin Foe Targeted for Probe
(MOSCOW) — The spokesman for Russia's chief investigative body says that a criminal probe of a Russian opposition leader was triggered by his fierce public...
U.N. Adopts Treaty to Regulate Global Arms Trade
(UNITED NATIONS) — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the first U.N. treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar international arms trade Tuesday, a...
U.N. to Vote Tuesday on Treaty Regulating Arms Trade
(UNITED NATIONS) — The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote Tuesday on what would be the first U.N. treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar international...
Iran, North Korea, Syria Block U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
(UNITED NATIONS) — Iran, North Korea and Syria blocked adoption of a U.N. treaty that for the first time would regulate the multibillion-dollar international...
Optimism in U.N. Over 1st Global Arms Trade Treaty
(UNITED NATIONS) — The first global treaty on regulating the multimillion-dollar arms trade appeared to be nearing consensus, supporters said, though worries...
Mexico Goes After the Narcos—Before They Join the Gangs
The country’s latest addition to its anti-crime strategy is stopping kids from joining cartels.
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Top 10 Real-Life Mob Bosses
In the largest FBI Mob bust in history, 110 Mafia members were arrested and 127 charged across three U.S. states and Italy this week. Some of the crimes,...
