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12 die in bus accident in Mexico
At least 12 people died Friday when a bus crashed with a truck at the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in southeastern Mexico, the authorities...


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13 rescued after Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion
An offshore oil rig exploded and caught fire Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico, the US Coast Guard...
25 killed in Mexico clash
At least 25 people died Thursday in a clash between Mexican soldiers and gunmen in the northern state of Nuevo Leon, a military spokesman...
Canada to Mexico on one tank of fuel
Craig Henderson at the Mexican border Wednesday. A Washington State man who built his own fuel-efficient car 25 years ago repeated his feat of driving border-to-border on a single tank of diesel...
Four Mexican politicians die in plane crash
OAXACA, Mexico (Reuters) - Two members of Mexico's Congress and two local politicians were killed on Friday when their private plane crashed near a popular Mexican Pacific beach resort, officials...
AAA New Mexico: Lower holiday pump prices
AAA New Mexico Weekend Gas Watch. The national average is $2.68. The cheapest gas among metro areas in the state is in Las Cruces at $2.63 per gallon. Motorists in the Santa Fe area are paying the...
The World Today, Sep. 3 - Mexican troops kill 27 drug cartel gunmen
Mexican Soldier stand before one of 25 dead drug traffickers in the town of General Trevino, Nuevo Leon State, bordering the United State on September 2, 2010. A clash between soldiers and gang...
Tijuana Mugging Thwarted By Local Woman
During the late afternoon of September 1, in an eastern residential section of Tijuana, a woman was assaulted on her way home from work while walking down an alley. The suspect, a dark-skinned Latino...
Mexican troops kill 30 suspected cartel members in shootouts
MONTERREY, MEXICO—Mexican soldiers killed at least 30 suspected cartel members in two shootouts near the U.S. border in a region that has become one of biggest battlegrounds in the country’s drug...
At least one Mexico lawmaker dies in plane crash
OAXACA, Mexico (Reuters) - At least one member of Mexico's congress and possibly more were killed when a small private plane crashed near a popular Pacific beach resort in Mexico on Friday, local...
Second oil rig explodes in Gulf of Mexico
A 2km-long oil sheen spread from the rig, which is 320km west of the site of BP's massive oil spill.Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Coklough said the sheen, about 30 metres wide, was spotted near the...
Mexico's war on drugs: optimism has turned to depression
Mexico completed a velvet transition to democracy after 71 years of one-party rule with the opposition winning an uncontested victory in presidential elections and the economy growing at 6.6%. There...
Two federal legislators die in plane crash in Mexico
Mexico City - Two federal legislators of the ruling National Action Party (PAN) died Friday in a plane crash in Huatulco, on Mexico's Pacific coast, party officials...
At least 12 people die in bus accident in southeast Mexico
Mexico City - At least 12 people died Friday when a bus crashed with a truck at the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in southeastern Mexico, the authorities...
Mexico claims breakthrough in drugs war
Mexico is winning the war on drug cartels, according to the country’s president. Felipe Calderon says raging drug gang violence shows his tough stance is working. In the latest response, at...
Mexico: Soldiers kill 30 in troubled border state
M ONTERREY, Mexico — Mexican soldiers killed at least 30 suspected cartel members in two shootouts near the U.S. border in a region that has become one of biggest battlegrounds in the...
Mexico: Soldiers Kill 30 in Troubled Border State
Digg (MONTERREY, Mexico) — Mexican soldiers killed at least 30 suspected cartel members in two shootouts near the U.S. border in a region that has become one of biggest battlegrounds in the...
Soldiers kill 25 in troubled Mexican border state
Soldiers killed at least 25 suspected cartel members Thursday in a raid and gunbattle in a Mexican state near the US border that has become one of the most dangerous battlegrounds in the country's...
At least four dead in fresh clash in north Mexico
At least four people died in a clash between soldiers and suspected drug gang members in northeastern Mexico, a day after 25 outlaws died in a shootout with soldiers nearby, police said Friday. ...
Mexican women work, die for gangs in drug war city
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - More women are working and dying for powerful drug cartels in Mexico's most violent city as high unemployment along the U.S. border sucks desperate families into the...
Progress seen on "Green Fund" for climate deal
GENEVA (Reuters) - Almost 50 nations made progress on Friday toward agreeing a "Green Fund" to help poor countries fight global warming but Mexico cautioned that a final deal could only go into force...
Oil slips ahead of US jobs data, Hurricane Earl
A worker pumps petrol into a car in New Delhi March 24, 2005. Oil fell on Friday for the first day in three as traders awaited monthly U.S. employment data, while Hurricane Earl approached the...
Dozens killed in Mexico shootout
Authorities in Pakistan said dozens were killed when a suicide bomber attacked a Shiite procession in the southwestern city of Quetta Friday. The Pakistani Taliban told The Associated Press it was...
[09/03] Mexico: Soldiers kill 30 in troubled border state
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - Mexican soldiers killed at least 30 suspected cartel members in two shootouts near the U.S. border in a region that has become one of biggest battlegrounds in the country's...
State report urges Mexico to improve human rights
The Obama administration said Friday that Mexico has met enough human rights requirements for the U.S. to release $36 million in previously withheld funds that were part of the $1.4 billion Merida...
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill's 30-Year Legacy
WASHINGTON, Sep 3, 2010 (IPS) - A surprisingly small number of scientists have studied the impacts of the oil spill resulting from the 1979 blowout at the Ixtoc I oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Wes ...
Soldiers kill 25 gang members in troubled border state: Mexico
Soldiers killed at least 25 suspected cartel members Thursday in a raid and gunbattle in a Mexican state near the U.S. border that has become one of the most dangerous battlegrounds in the country's...
Mexican National found guilty of assaulting border patrol agents
TUCSON - A Mexican National has been found guilty of assaulting two border patrol agents. Jaime Martinez-Garcia, 26, of Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, was found guilty of two counts of Assault on a...
From Washington to Mexico on 12.4 Gallons of Diesel
Craig Henderson drove 1,478 miles from from Blaine, Washington to Mexico without stopping to refuel, burning just 12.4 gallons of diesel for a stunning 119.1 mpg. And he did it in a car he...
Mexico's foreign minister dampens hopes of Cancun climate deal
Cancun climate change talks in November , saying negotiators are focusing on making progress on smaller issues before perhaps seeking a comprehensive agreement in 2011 or later.Speaking after a...
Video: Mexico drugs shootout leaves 25 dead
More than 28,000 people have been killed in fighting between state forces and drug traffickers since December 2006Warning - this video contains graphic...
Mexico's Franco announces international retirement
Mexico's Guillermo Franco (L) and Carlos Vela run during a practice session at a training camp outside Johannesburg in this June 23, 2010 file...
No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire - US government
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the...
EMERGING MARKETS-Latam stocks gain with US data, Petrobras
NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Latin American stocks rose on Friday after better-than-expected U.S. jobs data boosted appetite for emerging market assets in...
Mexican soldiers kill 25 in gunbattle near border
Mexico , Thursday Sept. 2, 2010. According to the secretary of Defense, gunmen opened fire on soldiers after an airborne patrol detected armed men guarding a home near this town. At least 25 gunmen...
'Birth tourism' a tiny portion of immigrant babies
SAN JUAN, Texas — When Ruth Garcia's twins are born in two months, they'll have all the rights of U.S. citizens. They and their six brothers and sisters will be able to vote, apply for federal...
Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in gunbattle
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - Soldiers killed 25 suspected cartel members Thursday in a raid and gunbattle in a Mexican state near the U.S. border that has seen a surge in drug gang violence, the military...
U.S., Mexico team up to help strays
While no data have been officially collected on the number of strays, Tijuana city officials and the local humane society have come up with an estimate of 1.4 million people from about 750,000...
At least 25 dead in clash between army, gangs in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — A clash between the army and gang members at a ranch near Mexico’s northern city of Monterrey left at least 25 gang members dead, the military unit involved in the firefight said on...
Mexican president delivers gov't report, highlighting anti-crime battle
Mexican President Felipe Calderon delivers his 4th annual speech to the nation at the National Palace in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, September 2, 2010. (Xinhua/Jorge...
Mexico drug war: the new killing fields
In the first of a three-part investigation, Rory Carroll reports from the gateway to America, the epicentre of drug cartel violence which has claimed 28,000...
Mexico's war on drugs
Mexico drug war: the new killing fields In the first of a three-part investigation, Rory Carroll reports from the gateway to America, the epicentre of drug cartel violence which has claimed 28,000...