Topic: United States
Hitmen working for Mexico's Juarez drug cartel were believed to be behind the assassination of a US consular employee here, the government of Chihuahua state has said. Three victims -- two Americans and a Mexican -- came under fire in separate locations as they were driving Saturday through Ciudad Juarez after earlier attending the same social event, a US official said ...
Surging global weapons transfers are raising concerns about arms races in tension-fraught areas of the globe, a leading peace research group warned Monday. New data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute showed that transfers of major conventional weapons rose by 22 percent in 2005-2009, compared ...
Today is Monday, March 15, the 74th day of 2010. There are 291 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 15, 44 B.C., Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius. On this date: In 1493, Christopher Columbus returned to Spain, concluding his ...
