Drug War

Donald Trump praises 'good man' Duterte's war on drugs in Philippines, extends White House invite

US President Donald Trump praised his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte over his immensely polarising drug war, which has killed thousands of people, reports said

Eleven bodies found in violent eastern Mexican state in two days

Mexican authorities discovered six bodies in a community in the eastern state of Veracruz on Wednesday, a day after five other corpses were dumped elsewhere in the region.

Obama grants commutations to 46 convicted drug traffickers

US President Barack Obama granted commutations Monday to 46 convicted drug traffickers, saying their original sentences were unduly harsh under outdated laws

Mexico: Body of one of the 43 missing students identified

A spokesman for the families of the missing students, Felipe de la Cruz, had already declared Saturday that relatives would continue looking for the 42 others.

Mexico: Enraged protesters burn down state congress over student massacre

Violent protests have erupted in Mexico since authorities said Friday that Guerrero gang hitmen confessed to murdering the students and incinerating their bodies.

Alleged student massacre sparks protests in Mexico

Violent protests erupted over the weekend after authorities said gang hitmen confessed to murdering the 43 students and incinerating their bodies.

Mexico's govt announces reward for leads on the 43 missing students

The reward applies to information on the whereabouts of the students or for the identification of those responsible for their disappearance.