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Many of the former self-protection forces have turned to extortion. The Wayuu tribe's unique position makes it an attractive target. By Chris Kraul, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer August 31, 2008 RIOHACHA, COLOMBIA -- Omaira Arismendi's assassin didn't get very far. After he shot the grocery store owner, neighboring merchants pummeled the thug ...

In return, the European nation wants crackdown on illegal migrants Associated Press Aug. 30, 2008, 10:45PM BENGHAZI, LIBYA — Italy agreed Saturday to pay Libya $5 billion as compensation for its 30-year occupation of the country, which ended in 1943. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi signed a memorandum pledging ...

When Hoosier officers are injured in the line of duty, they often have trouble collecting payouts By Heather Gillers Posted: August 31, 2008 Deputy Tony Huffman was shot, beaten and run over with his own squad car. Still, he had to fight for a pension. Officer Tim Conley survived one of the worst gunbattles ...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has drastically changed the rules of the military, removing most of the restrictions that limited its interference in the public and private sectors. Posted on Sun, Aug. 31, 2008 BY CASTO OCANDO El Nuevo Herald Under new regulations decreed by President Hugo Chávez just three weeks ago, Venezuela's military will ...

By Borzou Daragahi and Sebastian Rotella, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers August 31, 2008 BEIRUT -- In Hezbollah's inner circle they called him "The One Who Never Sleeps." Imad Mughniyah was one of the most hunted men in the world. Western security forces spent 25 years pursuing the Hezbollah warlord, the alleged mastermind ...

Ethics Commission proposal would require that those who seek to influence city decisions wear ID badges in city buildings and at city-sponsored events. Interest groups are fiercely opposed. By David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer August 31, 2008 Lobbyists who work the corridors of Los Angeles City Hall are up in arms ...

Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans protest killings, kidnappings in challenge for government By ALEXANDRA OLSON Associated Press Writer MEXICO CITY August 30, 2008 (AP) Hundreds of thousands of frustrated Mexicans, many carrying pictures of kidnapped loved ones, marched across the country Saturday to demand government action against a relentless tide of killings, abductions ...

The heap of 11 decapitated bodies found in Yucatan shows that the battle to control the multibillion-dollar drug trade knows no boundaries. By Ken Ellingwood, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer August 30, 2008 MEXICO CITY -- The sickening discovery this week of 11 headless bodies heaped like broken dolls near the colonial city ...

Shift could affect American economy, security By JOHN MARKOFF New York Times Aug. 29, 2008, 10:59PM SAN FRANCISCO — The era of the American Internet is ending. Invented by American computer scientists during the 1970s, the Internet has been embraced around the globe. During the network's first three decades, most Internet traffic flowed through ...

Associated Press Aug. 29, 2008, 6:29PM DALLAS — A federal judge has issued a final judgment banning enforcement of a Dallas suburb's rule prohibiting apartment rentals to illegal immigrants. The decision Friday by U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay resolves the remaining legal issues. Lindsay has previously prevented the city from enforcing an ordinance ...