Drug gangs

Mexico shootout leaves at least 15 dead

At least 15 people died Wednesday in a huge shootout between police and two rival drug gangs in northern Mexico, authorities said.

Jul 06, 2017, 08:18 AM IST

Elite officers guarding Rio Olympics shot in slum

The officers were part of the 5,000-strong federal reinforcements sent in to help police South America`s first Olympics, which kicked off last Friday.

Aug 11, 2016, 07:38 AM IST

At Mexico-US border, Pope decries suffering of migrants

 Pope Francis on Wednesday railed against immigration policies that force many underground and into the hands of drug gangs and human smugglers, praying at Mexico`s border with the United States in what was once one of the world`s deadliest cities.

Feb 18, 2016, 10:06 AM IST