Reporter kidnapped in MexicoNovember 3rd, 2009 MEXICO CITY - A crime reporter for a Mexican daily was abducted as he was leaving his home, authorities have said. Vladimir Antuna, who works for El Tiempo de Durango, was grabbed around 10 a.m.
Mexican farmers group says leader shot to death in northern MexicoOctober 31st, 2009 Mexican farm group says leader killedMEXICO CITY — A Mexican farmworkers leader and 14 people who were apparently his relatives and employees are dead in a mass shooting in the northern Mexico state of Sonora. Sonora prosecutors' spokesman Jose Larrinaga says the victims include farm leader Margarito Montes, 10 other men, one woman and three minors.
Deputy mayor kidnapped, killed in violence-plagued Mexican border town near New MexicoOctober 8th, 2009 Deputy mayor slain in Mexican border townCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Unidentified assailants kidnapped and killed the top official of the border town of Palomas, across from New Mexico, on Thursday. Town Mayor Estanislao Garcia Santelis had long complained about the drug traffickers and migrant smugglers active around Palomas.
Mayor kidnapped, killed in violence-plagued Mexican border town near New MexicoOctober 8th, 2009 Mayor slain in Mexican border townCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Unidentified assailants kidnapped and killed the top official of the border town of Palomas, across from New Mexico, on Thursday. Town Mayor Estanislao Garcia Santelis had long complained about the drug traffickers and migrant smugglers active around Palomas.
Gunmen storm Mexican hospital to kill wounded enemiesOctober 7th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - Assailants armed with assault rifles burst into a hospital in the northern Mexican state of Durango and killed three men being treated for gunshot wounds, the state attorney general's office said. Wounded Saturday on the streets of Villa Union, the three men received initial treatment on the scene from the Red Cross and were then taken to the hospital.
Gunmen kill 5 men in bar in Mexican border city of Ciudad JuarezOctober 5th, 2009 5 men killed in shooting in Mexico border barCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Gunmen burst into a bar in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez and shot five men to death on Monday, state prosecutors said. The victims ranged in age from 25 to 30 in the attack at Gabino's, located on a main boulevard of the city across from El Paso, Texas, said Arturo Sandoval, a spokesman for the Chihuahua state prosecutors' office.
6 burned bodies found in burning car in Mexican border city under siege by drug violenceSeptember 15th, 2009 6 bodies found in burning car in MexicoTIJUANA, Mexico — Firefighters found six bodies inside a burning car in a Mexican border city besieged by drug violence, police said Tuesday. Four bodies were found in the compact car's seats and two in the trunk in Tijuana, across the border from San Diego, according to a police report.
US forces free reporter kidnapped in AfghanistanSeptember 8th, 2009 KABUL - A New York Times reporter taken captive by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan was freed in a raid by US forces, an official said Wednesday. The troops conducted a raid Tuesday night on the house where the British national was being held in the Chardarah district of Kunduz province, Chardarah Governor Abdul Wahid Omarkhel said.
New York Times: Kidnapped Times reporter freed in Afghanistan; Afghans: translator killedSeptember 8th, 2009 New York Times: Commandos free Times reporterKABUL — Commandos freed a New York Times reporter early Wednesday from Taliban captives who kidnapped him over the weekend in northern Afghanistan, but his interpreter was killed in the raid, the paper and officials said. Gunmen seized reporter Stephen Farrell and interpreter Sultan Munadi in the northern province of Kunduz on Saturday, the Times reported.
Over 50 killed in Mexico drug-related violenceAugust 18th, 2009 MEXICO CITY/RIO DE JANEIRO - The wave of drug-related violence in Mexico left more than 50 people dead in a single day, Mexican media reported Tuesday. The daily El Universal reported that Monday was the most violent day of the year so far and counted 57 deaths linked to organised crime.
Mexican radio journalist found dead, partially buried in AcapulcoJuly 30th, 2009 Mexican radio journalist found dead in AcapulcoACAPULCO, Mexico — The body of a Mexican radio journalist was found beaten, gagged and partially buried the resort city of Acapulco, police said Wednesday. Juan Daniel Martinez's body was found in a clandestine grave in an empty lot Tuesday night, the Guerrero state Public Safety Department said in a statement.
Mennonite leader of anti-kidnapping protest, neighbor slain by suspected hit men in MexicoJuly 8th, 2009 Mennonite anti-crime activist killed in MexicoCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — An anti-crime activist and a neighbor, both members of the pacifist Mennonite community in northern Mexico, were killed Tuesday by gunmen believed linked to a drug cartel, a local legislator said. Mexican anti-crime activists said the slaying of Benjamin LeBaron, a U.S.
Leader of anti-kidnapping protest and neighbor slain by suspected hit men in northern MexicoJuly 8th, 2009 Anti-crime activist and neighbor killed in MexicoCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — An anti-crime activist and a neighbor were killed in northern Mexico on Tuesday by gunmen believed linked to a drug cartel, a local legislator said. Mexican anti-crime activists said the slaying of Benjamin LeBaron, a U.S.
5 suspects arrested in killing of Mexican crime reporter in drug-plagued northern stateJune 13th, 2009 5 arrested in killing of Mexican crime reporterMEXICO CITY — Five suspects have been arrested in the killing of a veteran crime reporter in northern Mexico, including one man who told authorities the journalist was slain as a warning against meddling with a powerful drug cartel, authorities said Friday. Eliseo Barron was abducted May 25 by gunmen who barged into his home in Gomez Palacio, a town in the drug-plagued northern state of Durango, and beat the newspaper reporter in front of his wife and two daughters.
Police: Canadian woman kidnapped in Nigeria releasedApril 29th, 2009 Canadian woman kidnapped in Nigeria freedLAGOS, Nigeria — Police in Nigeria say a Canadian woman kidnapped this month in northern Nigeria has been released unharmed. National police spokesman Emmanuel Ojukwu says the woman was freed Wednesday in the northern city of Kaduna and no ransom was paid.
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