Matt Damon defends Sean Penn’s interview with captured drug lord El Chapo

An interview that Hollywood star Sean Penn conducted with Mexican Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman late last year helped Mexicos government catch the worlds most wanted drug lord, sources said on 9 January. Guzman, the infamous boss of the Sinaloa drug cartel, was arrested in northwest Mexico on 8 January, and sent back to the prison he broke out of in July through a mile-long tunnel that led straight into his cell. Jan 11, 2016

Police present recaptured Mexican drug lord El Chapo to media

Mexico recaptured the worlds top drug lord Joaquin El Chapo Guzman with US help after a pre-dawn shootout on 8 January, six months after he humiliated the government with his second jaw-dropping escape from a maximum security prison. Guzman, head of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, was presented to the media and bundled into a Marines helicopter in the evening, to be flown to the same prison from which he escaped. Jan 9, 2016

Villages join squat camp Grow Heathrow to protest third runway

The long-awaited decision on whether to build a third runway at Londons Heathrow airport, which had been expected this week has been delayed again. On 7 December, British Prime Minister David Camerons office said he would give clear direction by year-end. The debate over where to Dec 8, 2015