SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (AP) – An official from South Korea's spy agency says five South Koreans have been kidnapped in Mexico.

MEXICO CITY (AP) – Hundreds of thousands of frustrated Mexicans, many carrying pictures of kidnapped loved ones, marched across the country Saturday to demand government action against a relentless tide of killings, abductions and shootouts.

MEXICO CITY –– Videos showing Leon police practicing torture techniques on a fellow officer and dragging another through vomit at the instruction of a U.S. adviser created an uproar Tuesday in Mexico, which has struggled to eliminate torture in law enforcement.

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — It's a warning note written in blood as Mexico's powerful drug cartels increase the pressure on police and security officials who vow to break their power.