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A World of Trouble: Is the nightmare over?

Thomas MuchaSeptember 10, 2009 06:57Updated May 30, 2010 13:07

With signs of economic recovery finally emerging, here's where things stand in 20 countries.

Jimena barks but doesn't bite

Ioan GrilloSeptember 3, 2009 14:27Updated September 3, 2009 14:27

Top News: Hurricane Jimena grabbed the world’s attention when it surged to close to a catastrophic Category 5 storm on Aug. 30, threatening to be the most powerful ever to hit the Baja California peninsula. Tourists and residents packed into shelters, boarded up houses and rushed to be on the last flights out.

Three amigos or tres enemigos?

Ioan GrilloAugust 21, 2009 10:15Updated August 21, 2009 10:15

Top News: The three-nation North American summit topped the headlines in August with President Barrack Obama, President Felipe Calderon and Prime Minister meeting in Guadalajara, Mexico to talk about trade, drug gangs and flu bugs. Amid all the hugs and handshakes in the Aug. 9 to Aug.

So long, Beckham. You won't be missed.

Mark StarrAugust 13, 2009 16:09Updated May 30, 2010 13:05

It would be hard to complain about the serviceable 87 minutes played by David Beckham in last weekend’s L.A.-New England Major League Soccer contest, though he was pretty much a non-factor in the Galaxy’s 2-1 victory. Still, it appeared that he breathed a little more fire in a rare start for England during Wednesday’s “friendly” against Holland. Beckham got excellent reviews for his half of play, as the two European powerhouses battled to a 2-2 tie.

'Three Amigos Summit' highlights split on trade

Ioan GrilloAugust 10, 2009 19:10Updated May 30, 2010 13:05

MEXICO CITY — With the meeting dubbed the “Three Amigos Summit” and an abundance of handshakes and hugs for the cameras, relations between the three nations of North America have never looked better on the surface. But behind the camaraderie of President Barrack Obama, President Felipe Calderon and Primer Minister Stephen Harper, the get-together in Guadalajara this Sunday and Monday highlighted deep divisions in how to pull the region out of the biggest economic slump since the Great Depression.

A messy ménage à trois

Ioan GrilloAugust 7, 2009 18:32Updated August 7, 2009 18:32

Top News: A motion to delay U.S. aid to the Mexican military because of human rights abuses got the media buzzing on both sides of the border in early August. Human rights groups and various politicians had been calling for part of the money to be cut from the so-called Merida Initiative – a package of $1.6 billion the U.S. is handing its southern neighbor to fight drug gangs. Fifteen percent of the cash is linked to Mexico meeting human rights standards, and the groups argue that soldiers killing, torturing and raping fell below these. Finally on Aug.

Meet the economic gangsters

Mark SchefflerAugust 11, 2009 06:51Updated May 30, 2010 13:04

The dismal science of economics is, by most definitions, about finding the most efficient allocation of resources. And that goes for individuals, companies, governments and — yes — criminals. Edward Miguel is an expert on that last category. He's the co-author, with Raymond Fisman, of “Economic Gangsters: Corruption, Violence and the Poverty of Nations.” Published in late 2008, the authors use new data, innovative number-crunching and various pattern recognition models to plumb the worlds of kleptocrats, corruption, black marketeers and violence.

Full Frame: Born behind bars

Caroline BennettAugust 4, 2009 06:52Updated May 30, 2010 13:04

Full Frame features photo essays and conversations with photographers in the field. See more galleries here and here.

Full Frame: Growing up in jail

Caroline BennettAugust 3, 2009 16:14Updated May 30, 2010 13:04

The Drug War's Tet Offensive

Ioan GrilloJuly 24, 2009 15:15Updated July 24, 2009 15:15

Top News: Mexico’s bloodthirsty drug cartels were back on the front page in July, with a brutal gang called La Familia Michoacana unleashing bloody mayhem in Western Mexico. When Familia capo Arnoldo Rueda was arrested in a dawn raid on July 11, some 40 gangsters hailed the police station with grenades and rifle fire in an apparent attempt to rescue him. After failing to bust him free, the gang launched revenge attacks on 14 police stations throughout the state over the following days killing 16 officers.