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18 beheaded bodies found near Mexico tourist site

Police found the decapitated and dismembered bodies of 18 people near Mexico's second-largest city, Guadalajara, on Wednesday, in what appeared to be the latest atrocity by the country's most brutal drug cartel.

 

Teen girls train as drug cartel killers

Teen girls train as drug cartel killers

Dwarfed by surrounding reporters and with her head bowed to avoid the television cameras, the slender 16-year-old hesitated slightly before she answered the question. "I'm a hitwoman," she said.

 

Lawmakers block Mexico's crucial drug war reforms

Lawmakers block Mexico's crucial drug war reforms

Mexico's divided Congress is unlikely to pass President Felipe Calderon's pivotal plans to reform the police and combat money laundering, risking a major setback in the war against violent drug cartels.

 

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