Murder epidemic halts Colombia’s peace process
Paramilitaries and armed thugs have long sullied politics in Latin America, most notably in Colombia and recently in Honduras.
ISIS uses religion as a front for racketeering
When some conflate Islam and ISIS, they help legitimize ISIS' claim to be an Islamic group -- but it's an organized crime organization using religion as a front.
After 42 years, crimes of Chile coup perpetrators continue to surface
Chile's murderers and terrorists are belatedly being made accountable. How about our own?
Today in history: Nazi war crimes indictments read at Nuremberg
The trials formally opened in Nuremberg, Germany, on November 20, half a year after Germany surrendered.
Venezuela: two in custody in murder of Bolivarian legislator
Last year, Robert Serra was murdered in his apartment in Caracas, along with Maria Herrera, his companion and political helper.
Tragedy and crime in Paris: the Charlie Hebdo attack
The attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo cannot be condoned. The persons responsible must suffer the full consequences for their actions.
Exxon Mobil deal with Ukraine factors in Russia’s Crimea policy
The awarding of rights to develop a major natural gas find in the Black Sea may have strongly predisposed Russia to support the referendum which resulted in the reunion of Crimea with Russia.
Community self-defense groups confront Mexico’s drug cartels
An armed insurgency is emerging across Mexico. However, rather than being a movement to overthrow a government, it aims to defend communities and combat drug cartels.
Neonazi murder trial opens to protests
The highest-profile neonazi murder trial in Germany in decades opened today, with the five accused appearing in public for the first time since their arrest more than a year ago.
Reagan and CIA belong in the dock with former Guatemalan dictator
Former general and president Efrain Rios Montt will face charges for genocide and crimes against humanity.
