Drug cartels, whether in Colombia or Mexico, cannot function without massive assistance from compromised officials at all levels. Corruption is the oxygen that keeps organized crime alive.

East Coast Demerara: Ranks of a mobile police patrol yesterday responded to a report received that gunshots were being fired, at about 18:20hrs, in the Sparendaam Housing Scheme area, East…

After months of deadly bloodshed in Syria, activist Ammad Abdulhamid and commentator Ken Ballen say the U.S. should help the nation's democracy movement — with more than economic sanctions.