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South America After the arrest of the Neapolitan “capo” Salvatore Zazo, which took place in Barcelona in Northeastern Spain, the Spanish newspaper "El País" reported on Monday that the Neapolitan Camorra and Colombian drug cartels are working together in Spain.
Caribbean SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) Queen Sofia of Spain is touring Spanish-funded projects in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Transnational Crime The Colombian police uncovered an alliance between drug traffickers from former Norte del Valle cartel and FARC guerrillas to export cocaine from Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru in exchange for weapons, and seized seven people from that network.
South America Soldiers seized nearly half a ton of explosives and dozens of landmines from a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, factory, but no one was arrested, the army said Sunday.
Central America MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Former Nicaraguan President Arnoldo Aleman wants his old job back now that his money laundering conviction has been overturned.
South America For a long time, the National Information Service (SNI), the espionage agency of the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985, investigated alleged UFO apparitions, a local newspaper reported today.
Central America Four helicopters and 34 service members from Joint Task Force-Bravo, Honduras, are deployed here at the request of the Costa Rican government to provide life-saving support to victims of a recent 6.2 magnitude earthquake that struck near San Jose.
Central America This Friday the Salvadoran Minister of Defense, General Jorge Alberto Molina, confirmed that the military will accept former left-wing ex-guerrilla presidential candidate, General Mauricio Funes, as Commander if he wins the election on March 15.
South America Peru will raise the South Andean valley war zone cut through by the rivers Apurímac and Ene, one of the last refuges of Shining Path Maoist guerrillas, to military region rank, Secretary of Defense Antero Flores Aráoz said Friday.
South America Any time Leo Messi displays his enormous talent on the field, the Argentinians’ dream of winning their third World Cup title seems closer to reality.
Central America Guatemalan rescue workers have suspended their search for victims of a landslide that buried a road in the northern part of the country Sunday, leaving at least 35 people dead, 15 injured and dozens missing.
South America As a sign of protest against the Israeli army offensive in the Gaza Strip and in solidarity with the Palestinian people, the Venezuelan government ordered the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador to Caracas, Shlomo Cohen.
