As Mexico's war on drugs rages on, the use of crystal methamphetamine - also known as "crystal meth" or "ice" - continues to rise. Addictive and affordable, it's become a major player in the country's massive drug trade. From Tijuana, Al Jazeera's Mariana Sanchez has more.
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Bill Clinton's successful North Korean trip for the release of the two journalists while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Africa on a big emphasis on economic and commerce. (Political Capital)
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(August 7, 2009) North Korea wanted star power and they found it in Bill Clinton. He secured the release of the two hostages, but the news focused on his meeting with the elusive Kim Jong Il. Was it a PR coup for Kim, or a thawing of the ice between the U.S. and the D.P.R.K.? Sources: Al Jazeera, Qatar; KCTV, North Korea; KBS, South Korea; CCTV, China; CNN, U.S.; Fox News, U.S.; New York Times, U.S.; Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) -- Apple Inc. is giving its chief operating officer a $5 million bonus for "outstanding performance" running the company while CEO Steve Jobs was on medical leave....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers refused to let snowstorms stop them from stepping up purchases for everything from clothes to appliances. The improvement provided hope that the recovery from the Great Recession is gaining momentum....
Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has sealed off the for 48 hours, preventing Palestinians from entering Israel because of fears of unrest. There have been clashes after Friday prayers at mosques in and elsewhere in recent weeks, sparked by...
Updated | Comment | Recommend | | | By John Waggoner, USA TODAY The U.S. will spend about $1.8 trillion more than it gets in revenue this year. Next year, it will add an estimated $1.2 trillion to the debt. Expenses in the billions may not attract much attention these days, but when it gets to the trillions, people sit up and take notice. In a CNN/Opinion Research poll conducted in January, 83% of those polled thought the federal budget deficit was extremely important or very important. The debt and the deficit are enormous political issues and will likely play a big role in the 2012 elections. IMPACT: MONEY TIPS: But there's one big group that's singularly unimpressed...
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China has hit back at the US over human rights, telling Washington to get its own house in order before criticising others and blaming US policy for the global financial crisis. The angry comments - the latest in a series of terse exchanges between Washington and Beijing - follow the release of a US State Department report condemning what Washington says is a worsening of China's human rights record. In what has become an annual tit-for-tat exchange, China published its own report on Friday accusing the US of using human rights as a political tool to interfere in other countries' political affairs. "At a time when the world is suffering a serious human rights disaster caused by the US...
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) -- Sen. Harry Reid's wife has undergone surgery at a Virginia hospital to stabilize injuries from a broken neck she suffered in a traffic accident....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As the Justice Department hunts for the latest batch of missing federal e-mails, the officials who oversee spending of $71 billion a year for information technology got a big raspberry Friday for a 14-year-long failure to ensure that government e-mails are preserved....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The cost of Internet fraud doubled in 2009 to about $560 million, the FBI said Friday. The most common type of frauds reported were scams from people falsely claiming to be from the FBI....
The two leading ladies of American racing return to action Saturday, with 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra making her season debut in New Orleans and undefeated Zenyatta revisiting the scene of her Breeders' Cup triumph in California....
The two leading ladies of American racing return to action Saturday, with 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra making her season debut in New Orleans and undefeated Zenyatta revisiting the scene of her Breeders' Cup triumph in California....
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- The phenomenon that is Manny Pacquiao grew with a series of wins against some of the biggest names around. Now he has a fight to win against a guy who has nothing to lose....
