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Brazilian chancellor Luiz Alberto Figueiredo (L), and Minister of Justice Jose Eduardo Cardoso (R) speak during a press conference at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, 02 September 2013, on the new complaints that United States spied on Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (EPA/FERNANDO BIZERRA JR).

US spy story sparks outrage as Brazil, Mexico seek answers

by Alex Edwards | Sep 3, 2013 | World

Rio de Janeiro, Bloomberg—Brazilian officials voiced outrage and along with Mexico demanded the US explain why it allegedly intercepted the phone calls and emails of their presidents as part of an anti-terror surveillance program. The allegations were made Sunday...

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Mexican soldiers patrol the surroundings of Guadalajara international airport in Guadalajara, Jalisco State, Mexico, on August 15, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/Hector Guerrero)

Mexican army detains key leader of major drug cartel

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 18, 2013 | World

Mexico City, AP—A top leader of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel was captured Saturday in a military operation near the Texas border, the second major capture of a drug capo since President Enrique Peña Nieto took office last December. Mexico’s government said the...