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Three More Men Have Accused Afrika Bambaataa of Sexual Abuse
"Bam is the uncle that paid your way to college and molested you at the same time," one accuser told an interviewer.
Collateral Damage in the Hunt for 'El Chapo' (Excerpt from 'Displaced in Sinaloa')
In this excerpt, VICE News correspondent Daniel Hernandez meets farmer Gonzalo Peña, whose ranch in Durango has become collateral in the Mexican Navy's hunt for 'El Chapo'.
Displaced in Sinaloa: The Hunt for 'El Chapo'
VICE News heads to the mountainous region of Sinaloa in Northern Mexico to meet the refugees of the Mexican navy’s hunt for 'El Chapo.'
Here's What Might Explain Why Afghanistan's Opium Production Dropped by Half This Year
A UN agency says successful anti-drug policy explains the 48 percent drop in Afghan opium production in 2015, yet experts say it did not sufficiently explore the role of environmental factors in the decline.
Displaced in Sinaloa: The Hunt For 'El Chapo' (Trailer)
Coming soon: VICE News heads to the mountainous region of Sinaloa in Northern Mexico to meet the refugees of the Mexican navy’s hunt for 'El Chapo.'
How to Become a Legal Weed Grower in Victoria, Australia
Victoria is becoming the first Australian state to legalize medical marijuana, and the government is planning to grow the bud locally.
None of Mexico's Missing 43 Students Are Among 129 Bodies Found in Mass Graves
It's been ten months since the 43 Ayotzinapa students disappeared. The missing sparked a volunteer movement to find others who have vanished in Guerrero. In Iguala alone, 129 bodies have been found so far.
'El Chapo' Mythology Grows in Drug Lord's Home State of Sinaloa
Could Badiraguato, Sinaloa, Chapo's birthplace, become a tourism destination after the cartel chief's second brazen prison escape?
Chilapa Disappearances Highlight the Struggle Between Drug Gangs for Mexico’s Poppy Trade
Were they community police, or sympathizers of a rival drug gang? The armed people who took over Chilapa may have also taken at least 14 people who remain missing. Guerrero's governor met with the alleged kidnappers anyway.
At Least 13 Missing As Another Mass Disappearance Develops in Guerrero, Mexico
With the case of the 43 missing students still looming over the state, Guerrero officials now say another probably mass disappearance took place after unknown men entered a town to 'free' it from a drug gang.
Displaced by Drug Violence in Mexico — and Ready to Vote?
Scores of families have fled their homes in Guerrero, becoming "internally displaced" in the violent conflict over the state's poppy trade. But officials say the midterm summer elections will still go on.
Mayoral Candidate Is Beheaded in Guerrero Ahead of Mexico's Local Elections Season
Aide Nava Gonzalez, 42, had been married to a previous mayor of Ahuacuotzingo — who was also killed on the same highway where she disappeared last Sunday. Elections are scheduled for June 7.