In 1992, something unprecedented happened in Los Angeles: rival gang members negotiated a historic peace treaty, significantly reducing violence across the city. Aqeela Sherrills, one of the key negotiators of that treaty, continues to...

Who were the real Peaky Blinders? On the BBC show, boss Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) violently dominates the streets of Birmingham, England, while wearing tailored, fashionable clothes. And in reality, the gang members did wear a...

18th Street and MS-13 gangs terrorise El Salvador, making it one of the most deadly places on earth. Leaving the gang is not easy—former gangsters face rejection from society and the threat of violence from other gang members and the...

Over the Fourth of July weekend, over 100 people were shot in Chicago – a worrying increase after the city’s murder rate had fallen to its lowest level in 40 years. Adam Gabbatt visits the city’s south side to understand why gang...

A US strike on a boat near Venezuela sparks debate as Washington claims it hit

Officials say those arrested include 25 gang members belonging to the Trinitarios gang, MS-13 and 18th Street.

There have been numerous proposals on how to help people living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside — long considered Canada's poorest postal code. Landon Hoyt, the executive director of the Hastings Crossing Business Improvement...

A task force was formed by Surrey's mayor in October 2017 to review programs that tackle gang-related violence and formulate new recommendations for enhancing or expanding existing programs and implementing new initiatives.

US President Donald Trump has signed what he called an “extraordinary” deal with Bahrain amid rising tensions with Iran. The agreement was finalised during a high-stakes meeting at the White House with Bahrain’s Prime Minister and Crown...

CBC News senior reporter Evan Dyer breaks down his exclusive reporting on the arrests made in connection to the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and the increasingly blurring lines between organized crime and Indian foreign policy.

CBC News senior reporter Evan Dyer breaks down his exclusive reporting on the arrests made in connection to the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and the increasingly blurring lines between organized crime and Indian foreign policy.

The new director of one of Colombia's biggest prisons has been shot dead

A massive manhunt is underway in France after a van carrying a well-known criminal was ambushed, leaving two guards dead and multiple others injured. Andrew Chang explains how gunmen were able to infiltrate the vehicle and what we know...

Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry agrees to resign after weeks of pressure from gangs which control most of the capital.

Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry agrees to resign after weeks of pressure from gangs which control most of the capital.

At least 12 people were reported dead as gangs pushing for the prime minister’s removal attacked two prisons.

Police issue urgent appeal for help as they struggle to hold back gangs trying to storm the prison in a major escalation of violence.

An Associated Press reporter at the scene in Port-au-Prince counted 13 bodies burning in a street.

President Nayib Bukele announced on Twitter that ‘8,500 soldiers and 1,500 agents have surrounded’ a suburb of San Salva

Why Ecuador has put two of its regions under a state of emergency.

El Salvador's president issues a stern warning to imprisoned gang members... as violence surges in the Central American country.

Corruption makes tackling the violence even more difficult.

The amount of cocaine seized in the region grew tenfold between 2015 and 2019.

Despite coronavirus fears due to overcrowding, prisoners are placed under 24-hour lockdown.