
6 hours ago - By E. Eduardo Castillo, Associated Press Writer
Assailants on Tuesday gunned down the mother, aunt and siblings of a marine killed in a raid that took out one of Mexico's most powerful cartel leaders — sending a chilling message to troops battling the drug war: You go after us, we wipe out your families. Complete Story...

Dec 20 - By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Writer
EDITOR'S NOTE — AP reporter Elliot Spagat followed Tijuana's new public safety chief, Julian Leyzaola, for eight months as he launches the city's most aggressive police reform to date, in the middle of a raging drug war.

Dec 20 - By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Writer
EDITOR'S NOTE: AP reporter Elliot Spagat follows Tijuana's new public safety chief, Julian Leyzaola, for eight months as he launches the city's most aggressive police reform to date, in the middle of a raging drug war.

Dec 20 - By Angela Charlton, Associated Press Writer
Ugly words on the playground were his first hurtful clue.

Dec 19 - By Denis D. Gray, Associated Press Writer
You may wonder how Thomas Gukeisen made it to lieutenant colonel, and by age 39 at that. He breaks Army rules and operates by his own rendition of counterinsurgency warfare whose arsenal includes Afghan poetry, chaos theory and the thoughts of a 17th-century English philosopher.

Dec 17 - By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Writer
Bristling at criticism from Washington, Pakistan's army dismissed U.S. pressure to open a front against Afghan militants operating on its territory, saying Thursday it was stretched to the limit in a bloody war against its own Taliban.
Dec 17 - By Associated Press
Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines LLC has suffered a setback in its plans to challenge the monopoly Young Brothers Ltd. has on the interisland marine shipping business in Hawaii.
Dec 17 - By Associated Press
The death of reputed drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva in a shootout with Mexican marines is the latest in a long list of Mexican cartel leaders captured or killed by authorities. Some earlier cases:

Dec 17 - By Martha Mendoza, Associated Press Writers
Every day, criminals shove proceeds from U.S. drug sales in their shoes, tape it to their torsos, stash it under dashboards — or just wire it electronically to Mexico. It all adds up to $25 billion a year.
Dec 16 - By Associated Press
President Barack Obama spoke in personal terms Wednesday about the weight of war, calling his middle-of-the-night trip to Dover, Del., to greet the remains of fallen soldiers the most powerful moment of his presidency.

Dec 15 - By Associated Press
This year was particularly tough for the already rough border city of Tijuana, besieged by drug violence and slammed by the economic downturn in the United States.

Dec 15 - By E. Eduardo Castillo, Associated Press Writer
Gunmen mowed down the family of a Mexican marine just hours after the military honored him as a national hero for losing his life during a raid that took down powerful drug kingpin Arturo Beltran Leyva.

Dec 13 - By David W. Koop, Associated Press Writer
Mexican cartels are increasingly going "old school" to keep supplying America with methamphetamine despite an ingredient squeeze.

Dec 10 - By Almudena Calatrava, Associated Press Writer
A former Argentine navy spy nicknamed the "Angel of Death" went on trial Friday for his alleged involvement in the disappearance and torture of dissidents during the country's military dictatorship.
Dec 10 - By The Associated Press, HO
OSLO, Norway - Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, citizens of America, and citizens of the world:
Dec 9 - By Associated Press
President Barack Obama, accepting his Nobel Peace Prize, says all nations must follow standards on the use of force.
Dec 8 - By Gustavo Ruiz, Associated Press Writer
At least seven federal police officers and a civilian were killed in Michoacan state in several attacks by gunmen against federal agents in less than 24 hours, state prosecutors said.

Dec 6 - By Julie Watson, Associated Press Writer
"Not one person murdered yesterday," Ciudad Juarez's leading newspaper proclaimed in a banner headline. It was big news in this border city, ground zero in the drug war — the first time in 10 months that a day had passed without a killing.

Dec 5 - By Rukmini Callimachi, Associated Press Writer
Up a dirt road inside the thick forest here, many fear the seeds of Africa's next civil war are being sown.
Dec 4 - By Associated Press
A retired army officer has been convicted and sentenced to 53 years in prison in the forced disappearance of civilians during Guatemala's civil war.

Dec 2 - By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press Writer
The U.S. ambassador to Mexico said Thursday that programs to provide more than $1.1 billion in equipment and training to help Mexico fight organized crime are on track.
Dec 1 - By The Associated Press, HO
Good evening. To the United States Corps of Cadets, to the men and women of our armed services, and to my fellow Americans: I want to speak to you tonight about our effort in Afghanistan - the nature of our commitment there, the scope of our interests, and the strategy that my Administration will pursue to bring this war to a successful conclusion. It is an honor for me to do so here - at West Point - where so many men and women have prepared to stand up for our security, and to represent what is finest about our country.

Dec 1 - By Catherine E. Shoichet, Associated Press Writer
A pair of shootouts between troops and gunmen in northern Mexico have killed 13 people, including a bystander and a drug trafficker linked to the killing of a retired army officer.
Nov 30 - By Anne M. Peterson, AP Sports Writer
Just before his Twitter account mysteriously disappeared, injured Oregon State quarterback Lyle Moevao tweeted about "payback" in this year's Civil War game.
Nov 30 - By Associated Press
The White House spokesman says President Barack Obama held an unannounced meeting with members of his war council on Afghanistan in the Oval Office Sunday night.