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FILE - President of Brazil's Olympic Committee Carlos Arthur Nuzman, left, and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, right, visit Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Jan. 22, 2014. Nuzman, the head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee for more than two decades, was sentenced to 30 years and 11 months in jail for allegedly buying votes for Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Olympics. The ruling by Judge Marcelo Bretas became public Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)
Former Brazil Olympic boss sentenced to jail for corruption

By Mauricio Savarese Nov. 25, 2021 10:03 PM EST

Law enforcement officials say gunmen aboard a number of vehicles have staged attacks in several neighborhoods in the Mexican border city of Reynosa.
4 more suspects held in Mexico border attack that killed 19

Jun. 24, 2021 04:32 PM EDT

Law enforcement officials say gunmen aboard a number of vehicles have staged attacks in several neighborhoods in the Mexican border city of Reynosa.
Infighting in Gulf cartel blamed for Mexico border killings

By Alfredo Peña Jun. 22, 2021 03:16 PM EDT

Law enforcement officials say gunmen aboard a number of vehicles have staged attacks in several neighborhoods in the Mexican border city of Reynosa.
Mexico president to investigate border shooting of innocents

By Alfredo Peña And Fabiola Sanchez Jun. 21, 2021 04:30 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 12:16 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 15 The Guardian on U.S. President Joe Biden,...

Aerial view of streets flooded by the Negro River, in downtown Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Rivers around Brazil's biggest city in the Amazon rain forest have swelled to levels unseen in over a century of record-keeping, according to data published Tuesday by Manaus' port authorities. (AP Photos/Nelson Antoine)
Amazon city shuts down amid attacks over trafficker's death

By Marcelo Silva De Sousa Jun. 07, 2021 04:28 PM EDT

Supporters of the ruling party Morena mayoral candidate Paula Soto, take part in a campaign event leading up to the June 6 mid-term elections, in Mexico City, Saturday, May 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)
Mexico's midterms raise question of López Obrador's legacy

By Mark Stevenson And Maria Verza Jun. 03, 2021 10:57 AM EDT

Erdogan dismisses mob head's claims as 'plot' against Turkey

By Suzan Fraser May. 26, 2021 08:37 AM EDT
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said a series of severe allegations made against members of his entourage by a...

FILE - In this June 7, 2018 file photo, U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chief for the Rio Grande Valley Manuel Padilla Jr., center, shakes hands with Tamaulipas Gov. Francisco Garcia Cabeza de Vaca, during a news conference at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge in Hidalgo, Texas. Mexico’s congress voted Friday, April 30, 2021, to impeach Garcia Cabeza de Vaca on charges of tax evasion, money laundering and organized crime. (Nathan Lambrecht/The Monitor via AP File)
Mexican border governor impeached for alleged tax evasion

By Fabiola Sanchez Apr. 30, 2021 07:55 PM EDT

Mexican prosecutor denies political charges against governor

Feb. 24, 2021 04:12 PM EST
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero denied Wednesday that corruption accusations against the opposition governor of the border...

Report: Italy's mobsters well-poised to exploit pandemic aid

By Frances D'emilio Feb. 24, 2021 11:56 AM EST
ROME (AP) — Italy’s organized crime investigators raised alarm Wednesday that the nation’s mobsters are well-positioned to exploit pandemic recovery projects...

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2021 09:00 AM EST
Erie Times-News. Feb. 14, 2021. Editorial: Carl Knight’s story underscores importance of criminal justice reform The...

Lawyer for ex-DEA agent: Charges mired in anti-Italian bias

By Jim Mustian Jan. 22, 2021 02:04 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — The indictment of a former federal agent charged with pocketing $250,000 in bribes to protect the Mafia is rooted in a “racial animus” toward...

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2016 file photo, Secretary of Defense Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda arrives for a review of the troops that will participate in the Independence Day parade, in Mexico City. Mexican prosecutors on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, declared completely unfounded the U.S. case against Cienfuegos who was arrested on drug charges in the United States and then returned under pressure from the Mexican government. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Mexico says US 'fabricated' charges, releases evidence

By Christopher Sherman And Mark Stevenson Jan. 15, 2021 08:00 PM EST

A view of a specially constructed bunker hosting the first hearing of a maxi-trial against more than 300 defendants of the ‘ndrangheta crime syndicate, near the Calabrian town of Lamezia Terme, southern Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. A maxi-trial opened Wednesday in southern Italy against the ‘ndrangheta crime syndicate, arguably the world's richest criminal organization that quietly amassed power in Italy as the Sicilian Mafia lost its influence. (Valeria Ferraro/LaPresse via AP)
Italy puts over 320 on trial for 'ndrangheta mob ties

By Andrea Rosa And Frances D'emilio Jan. 13, 2021 09:47 AM EST

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., looks on in the House Chamber after they reconvened for arguments over the objection of certifying Arizona’s Electoral College votes in November’s election, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
Fury at the shaken Capitol over the attack, security, virus

By Calvin Woodward And Alan Fram Jan. 13, 2021 12:12 AM EST

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., looks on in the House Chamber after they reconvened for arguments over the objection of certifying Arizona’s Electoral College votes in November’s election, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
Fury at the shaken Capitol over the attack, security, virus

By Calvin Woodward And Alan Fram Jan. 12, 2021 06:12 PM EST

EU police agency Europol warns of fake coronavirus vaccines

By Mike Corder Dec. 04, 2020 11:23 AM EST
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — European Union police agency Europol issued a warning Friday highlighting the risk of organized crime scams linked to COVID-19...

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2013 file photo, Doctor Jose Manuel Mireles, leader of his town's self-defense group, pauses during an interview with the Associated Press at his ranch in the town of Tepalcatepec, in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. A Mexican government health agency has confirmed that Mireles has died on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)
Mexico ex 'self-defense' vigilante leader dies of COVID-19

Nov. 25, 2020 08:56 PM EST

Mexico sees fentanyl seizures quadruple, denies making drug

Sep. 18, 2020 11:24 AM EDT
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say seizures of the synthetic opioid fentanyl so far this year are 465% higher than in 2019, but progress against...