Loosening laws in the U.S. are cutting into pot growers' profits south of the border, and cartels have shifted to more dangerous drugs.
In a milestone year for India, FDI inflows to Asia's third-largest economy outpaced both China and the U.S. in the first half of 2015.
The country has seen the number of infections soar to 1.5 million this year from about 555,000 the year before.
Thousands of Cuban migrants are stranded in Costa Rica since Nov. 13, when Nicaragua began barring Cubans from crossing its territory.
Cuban migrants have surged into Central America and Mexico as a result of the growing detente between Havana and Washington.
Fear of losing jobs, fear of terrorism and a disgust with politicians is fueling voter support of GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
Costa Rica's immigration director announced Saturday that 56 people trying to get to the U.S. will be sent home.
The Sanctuary Movement made headlines in January by providing refuge in Philadelphia to a Honduran woman whose two children were born in the United States.
Christmas remains a tradition that can cross cultural and national boundaries.
Rising imports have hurt productivity at U.S. steel mills, forcing them to operate at about two-thirds of their capacity.
A gay Mexican undocumented immigrant can stay in the U.S. now that a judge says he could face danger if deported.
Anthropologists studied ancient sites in Mexico to discover that religion caused discord among people even back then.
In another year of highs and lows for social media, IBT highlights the best of Twitter in 2015.
"The Force Awakens" is off to an extremely strong start in international markets, putting "Jurassic World" and its record in jeopardy.
U.S. policy requires that unaccompanied minors to be cared for until they can be reunited with family or find a foster home.
The pontiff will visit poor regions afflicted by the drug war along with meeting the president and church hierarchy.
For Mexicans and Catholics around the world, the day marks the celebration of a miraculous event dating back to 1531.
One of the world's most wanted men and the leader of the violent Sinaloa Cartel has reportedly declared war on ISIS.
The trial run, which is expected to last through June, is aimed at tracking those who stay back after their visas expire.
The vaccine was developed by the French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi over a period of 20 years.
Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame, 20, of Eagan, which lies south of capital Saint Paul in Dakota County, was arrested and charged Wednesday.
Middle Easterners have recently tapped into a human smuggling pipeline along America's border with Mexico. Most are seeking a better life, but could terrorists slip in too?