Chicago's Cinco de Mayo parade was halted by gang violence in the Little Village neighborhood. Scheduled to start at noon, it was canceled after gunfire was detected, per Chicago Police Department and organizers.
Ecuador's new president secures a decisive win in a referendum aimed at curbing rising violence by criminal groups. With a strong "yes" vote on nine security-focused questions, economic proposals face rejection.
Tensions heightened in the Haiti capital, Port-au-Prince, on Monday as many protesters gathered in the streets to voice their concerns about the severe gang violence plaguing the country.
A week after a military surveillance plane from Canada was deployed to Haiti to collect information on the activities of Haitian gangs, warships will also be sent to the violence-stricken nation.
After nearly two months, Haiti's largest and most important oil depot, the Varreux fuel terminal, where 70 percent of the country's fuel is stored, is operational again.
Roberson Alphonse, a well-known journalist in Haiti, has survived an assassination attempt after he was shot inside his car on his way to work in Port-au-Prince.
As gang violence ravages Haiti, the country is getting help from the United States and Canada, sending armored vehicles and other supplies to its police force.
Gang violence has taken over much of Haiti. Now, the United Nations (UN) is negotiating a resolution to impose sanctions on one of the country's most notorious gang leaders.
Chicago police are on the hunt for the culprit that fired shoots into a South Side Laundromat Monday night wounding seven people, including two teenagers.
A group of 165 would-be immigrants to the United States have been rescued by Mexican soldiers after being held captive by a criminal group in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas.
The killing was part of a gang initiation and the victim was believed to be a random target. Reports are now surfacing of a horrendous murder on the streets of Houston, Texas last month.
