Ecuadorian Kingpin "Fito" Extradited to US on Cocaine and Weapons Charges

Notorious Ecuadorian kingpin Jose Adolfo Macias, aka "Fito," agreed to extradition to the United States where he is wanted on cocaine and weapons charges, after his escape from prison last year which caused rioting and widespread violence across the country and his eventual arrest by authorities last month. See Full Story>

23 Dead in Airstrike on Buddhist Monastery in Myanmar

 

Myanmar's military dropped a bomb during an airstrike on a Buddhist monastery in the city of Mandalay, Sagaing region, on an alleged gathering of an opposition group terrorist cell taking shelter in the complex, killing 23 people, including children, and injuring at least 30 others. See Full Story>

Five Men Lynched in Guatemala For Burglaries on Earthquake Damaged Homes

 

A mob of people captured and lynched five men accused of allegedly robbing homes damaged or destroyed by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake which struck the Guatemalan city of Santa Marie de Jesus earlier this week, a region with high vigilante justice crimes, and one of the worst affected areas due to the tremor. See Full Story>

10 Arrested For "Planned Ambush" in Connection to Texas Border Patrol Building Shooting

Authorities arrested 10 men on attempted murder charges in connection to a shooting by a man identified as 27-year-old Ryan Louis Mosqueda, who opened fire outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, clad in black, military-style tactical gear and carrying a rifle, in what is being called a "planned ambush". See Full Story>

Mexican Authorities Confirm 34 Bodies Found in Mass Grave

Prosecutors have confirmed the remains of 34 people found in 169 bags at a construction site near the Mexican city of Zapopan in the western state of Jalisco earlier this year, a region plagued by cartel violence, with authorities accounting the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels for the majority of the drug trafficking and disappearances. See Full Story>