Soldiers shot a leader of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel Thursday, providing a needed victory to President Felipe Calderón in his war against cartels.
Hundreds of thousands of people were believed to be unable to evacuate to safer ground.
Peter and Christopher Hitchens have never been close, but perhaps nothing separates the brothers more than their views on faith.
The visit, five years after the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister, showed that Syria’s influence over Lebanon was rising again.
The defense secretary said the breach had endangered lives and damaged the ability of others to trust the U.S.