"Twelve bodies, seven of which were decapitated, were found in the Mexican tourist resort of Manzanillo over the weekend as the war between brutal drugs gangs spreads into areas previously untouched …
Mexico identifies 56 sets of human remains in mass grave
"Prosecutors said Sunday that 56 sets of human remains have been identified in a jumble of bone fragments found at a burial pit in Mexico’s northern border state of Nuevo Leon." Source: Mexico …
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Aer Lingus staff arrested over ‘immigrant smuggling’
"Three men, including two Aer Lingus staff, have been arrested as part of an investigation into assisting illegal immigration through Dublin Airport. " Source: Aer Lingus staff arrested over …
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75 Arrested in European Crackdown on Art Trafficking
"The European police have arrested 75 people and recovered about 3,500 stolen archaeological artifacts and other artworks as part of the dismantling of an international network of art …
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Mexican Drug Lord El Chapo Extradited to the U.S.
"Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman has been extradited to the United States from a Mexican prison, one day before Donald Trump assumes the presidency. Guzman, a notorious cartel kingpin who …
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Journalist shot dead in Honduras
"A journalist has been shot dead in northern Honduras, hospital officials said, becoming the 69th member of the media killed in the violence-plagued Central American country since 2003." Source: …
Environmental Activist Gunned Down in Mexico
"A Mexican activist honored in 2005 with the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for his work in the northern state of Chihuahua was murdered last weekend, a source in the state Attorney General’s …
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New Brazil prison uprising leaves one dead, five injured
"At least one inmate was killed when members of different Brazilian drug gangs clashed at a northeastern prison overnight, authorities said on Thursday, part of a surge in gang violence in prisons …
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10 Found Slain in Southern Mexico
"The bodies of 10 murder victims were discovered Monday at three different locations in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, an official spokesman told EFE. In Chilpancingo, the state capital, six …
Violence In Brazil: Police Killed Nearly 3,500 People In 2015, Report Says
"Brazil police, including officers who were off duty, killed nearly 3,500 people in 2015, and some of those incidents were extrajudicial killings, a report said. The report by Human Rights Watch …
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