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 News Around the Republic of Mexico
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Outrage at Mexico Drug Gang Reprisal Killings
 BBC News
Mexico's leaders have expressed outrage at the apparent reprisal killing of the family of an elite Mexican solider who died in a high-profile drugs raid.
 Listen: Mexico Drug War Rages On
 NPR.org
NPR host Jacki Lyden talks to Prof. Jorge Chabat, who teaches at the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics in Mexico City, about the state of the war and its effect on the county.
 Mexico City Assembly Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Mexico City lawmakers on Monday made the city the first in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage, a change that will give homosexual couples more rights, including allowing them to adopt children.
President Calderón Confirms Unwavering Fight Against Organized Crime
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
In Morelia, Michoacán, President Felipe Calderón repeated that there will be no peace for the country’s or Mexicans’ enemies, which is why Federal Government will continue the fight against petty and organized crime to turn Mexico into a country of laws and freedom.
Mexican Navy Finds Beltran–Los Zetas–Tijuana Cartel Ties
 La Crónica de Hoy
Evidence of Beltran Leyva cell links with the Zetas, the armed branch of the Gulf Cartel, and with the Arellano Felix organization, were found in the condominium where Arturo Beltrán Leyva, "El Barbas," died in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
Mexico Rights Commission: Protect Norteno Singer
 Associated Press
Mexico's National Human Rights Commission is urging prosecutors to protect a Texas-based norteno singer who was detained at a Christmas party held by a reputed drug cartel.
Mexican Drug Lord Buried Quietly in Family Crypt
 Barbara Obeso
One of Mexico's top drug lords, gunned down last week by security forces, was buried on Sunday in a low-key ceremony at a family crypt in the northwestern city of Culiacan, deep inside Mexican drug trafficking territory.
Reports of a Busy Weekend for Mexican Police
 Associated Press
The capture of a suspected lieutenant of the Beltran Leyva drug cartel, finding the burned bodies of eight men in Queretaro, and the death of four officers in Ciudad Juarez, makes for a busy weekend for Mexico's police.
 Mexico Next Stop to Salvage UN Climate Talks
 Alister Doyle
The world will find it hard to get U.N.-led climate talks back on track in Mexico in 2010 after an unambitious deal agreed in Copenhagen set no firm deadline for a legally binding treaty.
Mexico Investigates 'Humiliating' Photographs of Drug Kingpin Killed by Troops
 Canadian Press
Mexico's government promised to investigate photographs showing a drug kingpin's bullet-ridden body covered in bloodstained money after he was killed in a gunbattle with troops.
Statement by Mexican President Felipe Calderón at the End of the 15th United Nations Conference on Climate Change
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
This is perhaps the first time that Heads of State and Government, representing various nations, have worked virtually 24 hours non-stop, with a few intervals, to reach an agreement I feel it is important to comment on.
Climate Change: Getting Ready for Mexico
Daniela Estrada
Before the outcome of COP 15 has even emerged, Latin American social organisations are already discussing their strategies for the next climate summit, to be held in a year's time in Mexico.
World's Biggest Christmas Tree and Bionacimiento Enliven Christmas in Mexico's Capital
 Allan Wall
Besides the usual sights to see, visitors to Mexico City this Christmas season have the opportunity to see two great Christmas-related tourist attractions - the world's largest artificial Christmas tree and a 'bionacimiento'.
Mexico Turns to Navy to Bolster Flagging Drug War
 Robin Emmott
Faced with ever-worsening drug cartel violence, Mexican President Felipe Calderon is turning to elite navy troops to help reignite his floundering army-led drug war.
6 Bodies Found Near Puerto Penasco Resort
 Associated Press
Police in the Mexican border state of Sonora say they have found six decomposing bodies near a highway leading to the Gulf of California resort of Puerto Penasco.
Mexico Links Animal Activists to Car Burnings
Associated Press
Investigators have found evidence linking an animal rights group to homemade bombs that burned seven vehicles in Mexico City, a prosecutor said.
Severed Heads of 6 Police Found in Northern Mexican Plaza
 Mariana Martinez
The severed heads of six state police investigators were found on a public plaza Wednesday in the northern Mexican state of Durango.
Raw Video: Mexico Clowns' Holy Parade
 Reuters
Hundreds of Mexican clowns dance and sing through the streets of Mexico City in their annual tribute to the country's patron saint, the Virgin of Guadalupe.
Suspected Mexican Drug Kingpin Killed In Shootout
 Associated Press
Two hundred Mexican navy sailors raided an upscale apartment complex and killed a reputed drug cartel chief in a two-hour gunbattle, one of the biggest victories yet in President Felipe Calderon's drug war.
Drug-Related Violence, Bombings Kill 50 in Mexico
 Agence France-Presse
Ongoing violence between Mexico's drug cartels has killed at least 50 people in Mexico's north in recent days, as the governor's house and a police station came under bomb attack in central Michoacan state, officials said.
Report: 56 Journalists Killed in Mexico in 9 Years
 Associated Press
Mexico's National Human Rights Commission says 56 journalists have been killed in the past nine years and most of the slayings remain unsolved.
Calderon Proposes Major Political Reform
 Olga R. Rodriguez
President Felipe Calderon is proposing runoff elections in future presidential contests and re-election for many officials in Mexico's most dramatic political reform attempt in decades.
Drug Violence Overwhelms Tijuana
 Associated Press
This year was particularly tough for the already rough border city of Tijuana, besieged by drug violence and slammed by the economic downturn in the United States.
Murals Discovered at Mayan Excavation in Mexico
 Margaret Shapiro
Newly discovered Mayan murals, uncovered during an excavation at Calakmul in southeast Mexico, offer a glimpse of the life of ordinary people instead of the more common depictions of the concerns and lives of Mayan ruling elites, according to the researchers who found the works.
Mexico Drug-War Aircraft Held Up by U.S. Red Tape
 Chris Hawley
A storm of red tape has delayed delivery of most of the helicopters and airplanes that the United States has pledged to help Mexico's fight against drug traffickers, a U.S. government report says.
Grammy Winner Sang at Drug Cartel's Party
 Catherine E. Shoichet
When soldiers raided a drug cartel's Christmas party south of Mexico City, they found 16 automatic rifles, $280,000 in cash - and a Latin Grammy winner.
Senators Defend Army, Narco-War
 The News
Several senators on Monday said there are no conditions, for now, to withdraw armed forces from the war on narco-trafficking, despite accusations from the Archdiocese of Mexico that the Army is violating human rights.
Old School Meth: Mexican Cartels Go Back to Basics
 David W. Koop
Some gangs have responded to a Mexican crackdown on their meth chemical of choice - pseudoephedrine - by reviving a production method so old, it was used by U.S. motorcycle gangs and bathtub chemists in the 1970s and '80s, recent seizures show.
Mexico City Police Free 12 More 'Slave Workers'
 Associated Press
Mexico City prosecutors says police have freed 12 people who were forced to work in a factory inside a rehabilitation center that could be linked to a drug clinic where 105 "slave workers" were rescued last week.
Mexico's Drug Cartels Siphon Liquid Gold
 Steve Fainaru & William Booth
Drug traffickers employing high-tech drills, miles of rubber hose and a fleet of stolen tanker trucks have siphoned more than $1 billion worth of oil from Mexico's pipelines over the past two years, in a vast and audacious conspiracy that is bleeding the national treasury.
Mexican Foreign Minister Meets with Raul Castro
 Andrea Rodriguez
Mexico's foreign minister met with Cuban President Raul Castro for three hours Friday, the latest sign her country and the island have repaired recently chilly relations.
Calderón: 2009 was 'The Year of Living Dangerously'
 Jaime Obrajero
President Felipe Calderón said Thursday that 2009 has been one of Mexico´s worst economic years, but 2010 will be the year of recuperation.
Rafael Acosta - a.k.a. 'Juanito' - Quits as President of Mexico City Neighborhood
 Ken Ellingwood
Rafael Acosta, the peddler-turned-politico whose maneuverings have captivated Mexico City for months, quit as president of its most populous borough Thursday amid allegations that he filed a false birth certificate when he ran.
More Victims in Mexico's Drug War
Reuters
Gunmen thought to be involved in Mexico's drugs war have carried out three separate attacks on Mexico's police force, leaving one officer and four gunmen dead.
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