AP - John and Wanda Casias knew the risks of being missionaries in one of Mexico's most violent, cartel-dominated regions, their children say, but they refused to curtail their work and instead put their ministry ahead of their safety.
AP - A Colombian rebel commander who has been detained in Venezuela since May was taken to a military hospital because of health problems, Venezuelan authorities said Friday.
Reuters - Police in southern Arizona have broken up a drug trafficking network that smuggled more than 15 tons of marijuana and cocaine from Mexico and arrested 12 suspects, authorities said on Friday.
AP - Mexico's former ruling party has filed a complaint accusing federal prosecutors of leaking information tying three of the party's former governors to a drug money-laundering investigation.
AP - Cuban President Raul Castro flew to Caracas on Friday to attend a meeting with other allies of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, who was at the airport for the arrival.
AP - The Mexican government is sending thousands of additional troops to the violence-stricken western state of Michoacan, a military official said Thursday.
AP - President Hugo Chavez is strongly condemning an armed pro-government group for allegedly allowing children to pose with assault rifles. He says it could hurt his image ahead of Venezuela's presidential election.