Cargo truck hijacking is causing big headaches for foreign executives in Mexico. Mexico is now the world's worst hotspot for hijacking.

Caracas, Venezuela - The Murder Capital That Never Sleeps Caracas continues to hold its grim title as one of the world's most violent cities, with homicide rates that would make even seasoned crime reporters shudder.

Pietermaritzburg bags the dubious title of the world's most dangerous city for 2025, with a score 82. It was also named the world's most dangerous by Numbeo in its 2024 mid-year ranking.

The death toll of the March shoot-out in several houses in Nueva Prosperina, one of Guayaquil's most violent neighborhoods, was 22. Police say the bloodshed was the local result of a national phenomenon in Ecuador: the fracturing of dangerous criminal groups that have been thrown into chaos as the government takes down major gang leaders.

Miguel Angel Beltran's body was found along a stretch of highway that connects the state of Durango with Mazatlan, a resort hub in the neighboring state of Sinaloa​.

Miguel Angel Beltran is the latest journalist to be killed in Mexico, which is among the most dangerous countries in the world for media professionals.