Bahamas jury finds man guilty of attempted murder in shooting of vacationing US police officer

Bahamian found guilty in shooting of US policeman

Guyana police charge woman and her lover in death of teen daughter found stuffed in suitcase

Guyana police charge mother, lover in girl’s death

Mexico opens probe into reported shooting on border lake, search for US man’s body resumes

Mexico opens probe into reported lake shooting

APNewsBreak: Mexico opens probe of US tourist’s reported shooting death, working to find body

Mexico opens probe into reported death of tourist

AP Interview:Mexican president declares Tijuana a drug war success as other border cities reel

AP Interview: Calderon sees a drug war success

Mexican authorities say boats, helicopters, divers being used in search for missing tourist

Mexico says search for missing tourist intensified

Mexico pres: Vote to legalize pot in California shows ‘terrible inconsistency’ in US drug war

Mexico: US wavers in drug war with Calif. pot vote

Ecuador court OK’s jailing of police colonel, 12 officers during probe of police uprising

Ecuador court orders 13 police held during probe

US officials say search for missing tourist thwarted by threats from drug gangs

Search for missing tourist thwarted by drug gangs

Search for American tourist reported shot on border lake thwarted by threats from drug gangs

Search for man missing on lake thwarted by gangs

Wave of roadblock robberies terrorizes Rio residents, prompts changes in police command

Wave of mass robberies terrorizes Rio residents

Mexican, US authorities searching border lake for American tourist reportedly shot by pirates

Search on for tourist reported shot on border lake

Tijuana festival aims to showcase border city as a success in Mexico’s drug war

Tijuana gains some bounce amid Mexico’s drug war

Texas gov. tangles with Mexican government over handling of reported shooting at border lake

Texas gov. pressuring Mexico over lake shooting

Family, wife of man reportedly shot on Texas-Mexico border lake visits area, lays wreath

Wife visits border lake where man reportedly shot

Ecuador: At least 46 officers have been detained for bloody police revolt against president

At least 46 officers detained for Ecuador revolt

Raul Castro says US ignored trio of offers to improve cooperation on counterterrorism

Castro: US ignored its offers on counterterrorism

ATF, Mexico aim to expand program to trace illegal weapons seized in drug war

ATF: New accord with Mexico will boost gun traces

Mass. congressman’s wife pleads guilty to tax charges related to brother’s gambling business

Mass. congressman’s wife pleads guilty in tax case

APNewsBreak: Perry urges Mexican president to help investigate lake shooting

APNewsBreak: Perry seeks Mexico’s help in probe

FBI agents sweep up police accused of corruption in raids across Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico police swept up in US corruption probe

Mass. congressman’s wife to plead guilty to tax charges related to brother’s gambling business

Rep. Tierney’s wife to plead guilty to tax charges

Judge orders Mexican singer Jenni Rivera to face trial for failing to declare cash at airport

Jenni Rivera to face trial for cash smuggling

Mexican investigators: 20 men kidnapped in Acapulco had no criminal records

20 kidnapped in Acapulco had no criminal records

Guantanamo’s longest hunger striker now eats some food but still underweight and in hospital

Gitmo’s longest hunger striker now eats some food

Dad of American killed in alleged pirate attack says Mexico police failing to find son’s body

Dad: Mexican police failing in pirate attack probe

Venezuela’s Chavez dismisses account that suspected ETA militants got training in country

Venezuela denies links to Basque militants

Human Rights court rules that Mexico is responsible for soldier rapes of indigenous women

Human Rights Court: Mexico responsible for rapes

Colombian inspector-general sanctions former senior officials in domestic spy scandal

Colombia metes out sanctions in spy scandal

Cuban human rights leader details govt offer of freedom for more prisoners

Rights leader: More Cuban prisoners to go free

Global survey of lawyers finds corruption tainting legal profession in many countries

Survey finds corruption tainting legal profession

Guatemala captures alleged drug trafficker wanted in the United States

Guatemala captures drug suspect wanted in US

Cuba has approached more political prisoners about being freed into exile, top activist says

Cuba may free more political prisoners into exile

Gunmen kidnap 20 men traveling together in Mexican resort town of Acapulco

20 kidnapped in Mexican resort city of Acapulco

3 Ecuadorean police colonels under investigation following revolt that left 5 dead

3 police colonels investigated in Ecuador revolt

3 Ecuadorean police colonels under investigation following protests that left 5 dead

3 police colonels investigated in Ecuador protests

Gunmen kidnap 22 men traveling together in Mexican resort town of Acapulco

22 kidnapped in Mexican resort city of Acapulco

Colombian police say attempt to kidnap brother of slain drug lord Pablo Escobar foiled

Colombia: Attempt to kidnap Escobar brother foiled

Search teams look for US tourist shot by suspected pirates on Mexican side of border lake

Search teams seek US man shot in Mexican waters

Search resumes for US tourist shot by suspected pirates on Mexican side of border lake

Search resumes for US man shot in Mexican waters

Argentina grants political asylum to leftist accused of killing Chilean senator

Argentina gives asylum to alleged Chilean assassin

Police: Puerto Rico couple charged with raping, forcing 6 young children into orgies

PR police: 6 siblings raped, forced into orgies

Violence erupts inside Venezuela prison, leaving 16 dead, about 3 dozen injured

16 inmates killed in prison riot in Venezuela

Shining Path militants, out of prison, running for office in Peru on pro-amnesty slate

Ex-Peru rebels, out prison, run for elected office

Officials say Mexican mayor killed in $6,000 contract hit over land dispute; 2 men arrested

Mexico officials: Mayor killed in $6,000 hit

Prominent Venezuelan psychiatrist sentenced to 20 years in prison for patient’s slaying

Venezuelan psychiatrist sentenced in slaying

Trinidad judge levels murder charge against leader of Islamic group that staged 1990 coup

Murder charge for leader of Trinidad Islamic group

Puerto Rican police under intense scrutiny after second killing in 1 week; feds investigating

PR police under scrutiny after recent killings

Mexican marines nab 30 alleged Gulf cartel members, seize arms in drug war-torn border state

30 Gulf cartel suspects captured in north Mexico

Fugitive Brazil priest convicted of child abuse caught at hospital

Fugitive Brazil priest convicted of abuse arrested