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Mexico Captures Top Sinaloa Cartel Operative
 Agence France-Presse
A senior member of the Sinaloa cartel, one of Mexico's largest criminal gangs, has been arrested along with a cache of weapons, money and drugs, officials said Friday.
3 Environmental Inspectors, Aide Killed in Mexico
 Associated Press
Three Mexican environmental inspectors and a local man who was accompanying them have been shot to death in Central Mexico as they checked on a complaint about pollution from mine tailings.
Mexico to Dust Off and Examine War Hero Bones
 Miguel Angel Gutierrez
Mexico is dusting off urns containing skulls and bones of the country's Independence War heroes to try to confirm their identities decades after the remains were stored in a Mexico City monument.
Fernandez de Cevallos' Family to Gov't: Back Off
 Mark Stevenson
The son of a former presidential candidate missing for a week has asked authorities to stay out of what he called the "negotiation" for his father.
Mexico to Honor Heroes With Pomp - and Beer
 Associated Press
The government announced plans to disinter and display the remains of a dozen heroes of Mexico's struggle for independence, while a brewer has a different sort of honor in mind for leaders of the revolution: putting their names and famous visages on bottles of beer.
Leader of Mexico Indian Community, Wife Killed
 Associated Press
A leftist, anti-government faction in an Indian town where a Finnish rights observer was killed in April said its leader has been shot to death along with his wife, authorities said.
Photo Circulating May Be Missing Political Leader
 Martha Mendoza
Photos of a blindfolded man circulating on the Internet appear to show a former presidential candidate missing since this weekend and feared kidnapped.
Can Amaranth Fix Mexico's Dual Dietary Disasters?
 Emilio Godoy
Supporters of amaranth have been trying for decades to bring this millennia-old grain back from oblivion. Known for its high nutritional content, it is now being promoted as a way to help modern-day Mexico confront two of its dietary ills: malnutrition and obesity.
Migrant Crossings Rise in Arizona
 Associated Press
U.S. Border Patrol statistics indicate that illegal crossings from Mexico into Arizona are rising as the state prepares to enact the nation's toughest immigration law.
Giant Aztec Earth Goddess on Show in Mexico City
 Agence France-Presse
The largest known monolith of Aztec earth goddess Tlaltecuhtli will go on show for the first time next month in Mexico City, the National Institute of Anthropology and History has said.
Mexico Catches Drug Lieutenant in Border State
 Associated Press
The Mexican army says it has detained an alleged lieutenant of the Ciudad Juarez-based Carrillo Fuentes cartel who escaped from a U.S. prison two decades ago.
Highway, Railway Theft a Growth Industry in Mexico
 Tim Johnson
Highway robbers and railway bandits are riding high in Mexico, pulling off brazen daylight heists and inflicting serious damage on the national economy.
 Mexico Seizes 5,830 Sea Turtle Eggs, Arrests 2
 Associated Press
Authorities on Mexico's western Pacific coast say they have detained two suspects who were allegedly transporting 5,830 sea turtle eggs recently extracted from local beaches.
Ancient Pyramid Tomb Found in Mexico
 BBC News
Archaeologists say they have discovered an ancient tomb inside a pyramid in Chiapas in southern Mexico. They say it could be 2,700 years old, making it the oldest burial site in a pyramid in Mesoamerica.
Football Fortunes for Mexican TV
 Emilio Godoy
The fees charged by television companies create unequal access to this Latin American country's most popular sport, as the private networks Televisa and TV Azteca will only be broadcasting some of the football games on their free-to-air channels.
Mexico 2010 Census Effort a Daunting Task Amid Drug Violence
 Adriana Gómez Licón
In Juárez, where homicides, extortions and assaults dictate the way of life, counting the population for the country's 2010 census may be a difficult, if not impossible, task.
Mystery Grows Over Missing Mexican Politician
 Mica Rosenberg
The apparent abduction of a prominent ruling party politician is gripping Mexico, with many seeing his disappearance as an ominous sign that organized crime may be targeting the government.
Gunmen Pepper Mexico TV Station, but no One Hurt
E. Eduardo Castillo
Attackers fired more than 100 bullets and threw at least three grenades at a television station in Mexico's western state of Nayarit before dawn Monday, causing damage but no injuries, a company spokesman said.
Key Yucatan Vote is a Close Contest
 Ken Ellingwood
Mexico's main opposition party claimed victory over President Felipe Calderon's conservatives in the main contest Sunday as voters in the southern state of Yucatan launched the 2010 election season.
Mexico Beats Chile 1-0 in Warm-Up for World Cup
 Carlos Rodriguez
Alberto Medina scored in the first half Sunday to give Mexico a 1-0 win over Chile in its last warm-up match at home before heading to Europe to prepare for the World Cup.
Support in Locating Fernández de Cevallos
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón has been in constant contact with the Attorney General and Secretaries of the Interior and Public Security since early yesterday morning, in order to follow up the investigations to recover Diego Fernández de Cevallos.
Former Mexico Presidential Candidate Missing
Olga R. Rodriguez
A former Mexican presidential candidate who has remained a power broker in the ruling party was missing amid signs of violence, the federal Attorney General's Office said Saturday.
 Mayan Relics Restored
 Reuters Video
Archaeologists in Mexico begin restoring six Mayan figureheads which give insight into the culture's earliest influences.
Mexican Mafia Killings Detailed
 Craig Kapitan
Three former Texas Mexican Mafia hit men engaged in a matter-of-fact, businesslike tone Thursday as they methodically described for federal jurors their participation in five San Antonio slayings.
Mexico's Calderon to Protest Arizona Law to Obama
 Catherine Bremer & Adriana Barrera
Mexican President Felipe Calderon will protest to U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington next week about Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants, Calderon told Reuters on Thursday.
Mexican Candidate Killed in Drug-Plagued Region
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Gunmen killed a candidate for mayor Thursday in a northern border region where his party says politicians are too scared to run for office because of death threats and rampant drug gang violence.
Senate Asks Calderón to Reject AZ Law
 Adrían Jiménez
President Felipe Calderón was asked to officially denounce the anti-immigration SB 1070 law during his next visit to the United States, where he is expected to give a speech at the U.S. Congress.
U.S. Frets Anti-Drug Cooperation with Mexico Won't Last
Tim Johnson
U.S. officials call it "the window": the period for heightened cooperation against narcotics cartels between now and the end of 2012, when Mexican President Felipe Calderon leaves office.
One Visit to Mexico 'Never Enough'
 Opodo
Juliana Eshraghi, a spokeswoman for the Mexico Tourism Board, said that travellers interested in visiting Mexico may have to arrange more than one trip to the country if they want to experience its full appeal.
Pascual: Presidents Working on Immigration Solution
 The News
The U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Carlos Pascual, on Tuesday denied the existence of any diplomatic tension between Mexican President Felipe Calderón and U.S. President Barack Obama as a result of Arizona’s latest anti-immigration law.
Current Change May Bring Gulf Oil Spill to Mexico
 Mark Stevenson
Mexican officials fear the Gulf oil spill could reach their coasts if the leak is not stopped by August, when seasonal currents start to reverse and flow south.
Personal Cellphone Data End Up For Sale at Mexico Flea Market
 Tracy Wilkinson
The government had asked everyone to register their phones, but many refused, citing fears of spying or other misuse of the data. It turns out they were right.
Lawmakers React to a New Travel Alert on Mexico
 Yvonne Reyes Campos
President Felipe Calderón was asked, yesterday, to review his diplomatic relationship with his U.S. counterpart, in response to the new travel alerts recently issued by the U.S. government.
Mexico Eases Visa Requirements for Tourists to Mexico
 Travel Video News
In order to make it easier for international tourists to come to Mexico and to increase tourism, the federal government has launched a new visa policy that came into effect on May 1, 2010.
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