Latin America - Page 89

October 20, 2019

Chile riots leave 3 dead in supermarket fire as curfew declared, president reverses subway fare hikes

Three people were killed after a supermarket in Chile's capital was looted and burned Saturday amid riots that stretched for a second day, triggering the country's president to declare a state of emergency and suspended a planned subway fare hike that prompted the outbreak in violence. 

October 19, 2019

Botched capture of El Chapo's son stemmed from US warrant; drug lord's family to compensate victims' families

Mexico’s botched effort to capture one of infamous druglord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán’s sons was the result of an arrest warrant from the U.S., according to a report.

October 19, 2019

Chile capital hit by violent protests over metro fare hikes; state of emergency declared

Subway service in Chile's capital was suspended Friday, trapping hundreds of thousands of commuters on their way home from work, after high school students flooded subway stations, jumping turnstiles, dodging fares and vandalizing stations as part of protests against a fare hike.

October 18, 2019

Mexican president defends retreat of security forces, release of El Chapo's son

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended the decision by security forces to retreat – and subsequently release one of the sons of the infamous drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman – after his detainment sparked intense fighting in northern Mexico.

October 14, 2019

California man who escaped to Mexico after alleged kidnapping, rape of teen girl arrested, investigators say

California authorities on Monday announced the arrest of a man who fled to Mexico to avoid arrest in the 2002 rape of a 16-year-old girl.

October 9, 2019

Mexico mayor tied to truck, dragged through streets amid reported anger over unfulfilled campaign promise

Eleven people were arrested in southern Mexico on Tuesday after the mayor of their village was dragged out of his office, beaten, and then tied to a pickup truck and dragged through the streets of the town, according to officials.

October 6, 2019

National Geographic reporter shot while conducting interview in Mexico

An American journalist for National Geographic was shot in the leg in Juarez, Mexico, on Friday while recording an interview with a purported drug dealer for a story about the violence in the border city.

October 3, 2019

Ex-Colombian politician imprisoned for buying votes makes jailbreak during dental appointment

She went to get a cleaning, and then made a clean break of her own.

October 2, 2019

Suspected drug smugglers clung to floating bales of cocaine for hours in shark-infested waters: cops

When their boat sank off the coast of Columbia on Sunday, three suspected drug smugglers survived out in the open waters by clinging to the only thing that was floating: their product.

October 1, 2019

Where does Mexico really get its guns?

Inside some of the darket corners of Mexico City the illegal gun industry thrives. But where and how does the country, which has stringent gun control measures, get its weapons amid rising murder rates?