30 h. ago Ecuadorian drug gang leader Wilmer Chavarria captured in Spain years after faking death

'Pipo' believed to be head of Los Lobos, narcotics trafficking group recently designated terrorist organization by U.S.

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1 week ago U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills three, raising death toll to at least 70

Experts say the strikes amount to extrajudicial killings even if they target known traffickers

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1 week ago Death toll tops 140 in Philippines as typhoon heads towards Vietnam

Floodwaters described as unprecedented rushed through towns and cities, sweeping away cars, riverside shanties and even massive shipping containers

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1 week ago Kentucky airport reopens as death toll rises to 9 after UPS plane crash

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear told reporters Wednesday that he’s 'fairly confident' the death toll will grow by at least one person

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1 week ago Hurricane death toll rises to 43 in Haiti as aid pours in across northern Caribbean

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s government said Tuesday that the death toll from Hurricane Melissa rose to 43, with 13 others still missing. Crews were still trying to reach people in the country’s southwest region, where landslides and floodwaters devastated more than 30 communities. At least 25 deaths occurred in the southwestern coastal town of Petit-Goave, […]

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2 w. ago Hurricane Melissa leaves more than 45 dead as rescue efforts ramp up

Jamaica's military has called on reserve personnel to report for duty to help with relief and rescue operations.

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2 w. ago At least 2 dozen dead as Hurricane Melissa hurtles through Cuba, Haiti

Experts say Melissa, now a Category 2 hurricane, is expected to bring dangerous winds, flooding and storm surges to the Bahamas on Thursday, followed by Bermuda.

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2 w. ago Death toll in Brazilian police drug gang raid rises to 119, drawing criticism of excessive force

RIO DE JANEIRO — A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighbourhoods of Rio de Janeiro left at least 119 people dead, officials said Wednesday, as the Rio police’s deadliest operation ever drew criticism of excessive force. The new toll of 115 suspects and four policemen killed was an increase over […]

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2 w. ago Huge Brazilian raid on Rio gang leaves at least 64 dead, 81 under arrest

RIO DE JANEIRO — About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left at least 60 suspects and four police officers dead, officials said. The operation included officers in helicopters and armored vehicles and targeted the […]

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3 w. ago Weapons, violence, drugs: Life at the West Hotel, where crime group was dismantled by VPD

"That block has been infiltrated by drug dealers and those carrying out gang-related crime," West Hotel owner Chris Wall says

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3 w. ago More than 40 people killed in a crash of buses and other vehicles in western Uganda

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Two buses and two other vehicles crashed early Wednesday on a highway in western Uganda, killing at least 46 people, police said, in one of the worst motor accidents in the East African country in recent years. Police initially gave the death toll as 63 in a statement sent to reporters, […]

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