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 US Official: Mexican Car Bomb Likely Used Tovex
 Alicia A. Caldwell
A drug gang that carried out the first successful car bombing against Mexican security forces likely used an industrial explosive that organized crime gangs in the past have stolen from private companies, a U.S. official said Monday.
Mexico Will Be Better Off with Better Trained Students: Calderón
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
During the prize-giving ceremony for the Bicentennial/Centennial Children’s Knowledge Olympiad, President Felipe Calderón urged students not to let down their guard or to stop but to study hard to maintain their good grades.
Drug Gang Blamed for Mexico Party Massacre
 Agence France-Presse
A top prosecutor blamed a drug gang for a weekend birthday party massacre in northern Mexico and revised the toll back down to 17, after one victim had been counted twice.
Man Caught Smuggling 18 Monkeys at Mexico Airport
 Associated Press
A man with a mysterious bulge under his T-shirt was stopped, searched and detained at Mexico City's international airport after authorities found 18 tiny endangered monkeys in a girdle he was wearing.
Calderón Hails Maximiliano Cortázar's Work
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
The Presidency reports that over the weekend, President Felipe Calderón accepted Maximiliano Cortázar Lara's resignation as the Presidency's Director of Media and Communications.
Mexico Car Bomb: 'Colombianization' of Mexico Nearly Complete
 Sara Miller Llana
Last week's Mexico car bomb in the border town of Cuidad Juarez killed three. It is the first known use of a car bomb against authorities and marks a troubling new level of violence in the country's brutal drug war.
Drug Hitmen Kill 17 at Party in Mexico
 Robin Emmott
Drug hitmen stormed a birthday party and killed 17 people in the northern Mexican city of Torreon on Sunday in one of the deadliest attacks in Mexico's drug war that came days after a lethal car bomb.
Worst Attacks in Mexico's Drug War
 Caroline Stauffer
Here are some of the worst attacks since President Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006, declaring war on cartels and escalating violence that has killed more than 26,000 people.
Calderón: Independence and Revolution are a Mexican Issue
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón inaugurated the Bicentennial Expo Guanajuato in Silao and urged Mexicans to celebrate the Year of the Fatherland together, because Independence and the Revolution are everyone's to share.
Mexicans Wary of Choice for New Interior Minister
 Tim Gaynor
Mexican opposition politicians key to passing economic reforms reacted warily to President Felipe Calderon's little-known pick for interior minister, saying his lack of experience could be an obstacle.
Mexican Drug Cartels' Newest Weapon: Cold War-Era Grenades Made in U.S.
 Nick Miroff & William Booth
Grenades made in the United States and sent to Central America during the Cold War have resurfaced as terrifying new weapons in almost weekly attacks by Mexican drug cartels.
President Receives Toluca Football Champions
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón received the Toluca football team, the champions of the 2010 Bicentennial Tournament, in Los Pinos.
Mayor: Car Bomb Used in Attack on Mexican Police
 Alicia A. Caldwell & E. Eduardo Castillo
A drug cartel has used a car bomb for the first time in Mexico's decades-long fight against traffickers, setting a deadly trap against federal police in a city across the border from Texas, the mayor of Ciudad Juarez said Friday.
Mexico Gangs Not Linked to Terrorism
 Agence France-Presse
Mexico's attorney-general on Friday said he had no evidence that the country's drug gangs were involved in terrorism, after a deadly attack on two police cars in a northern border city.
Mexico Organized-Crime Deaths Reach Almost 25,000 Since '06, Official Says
 Jose Enrique Arrioja
Mexico has reported 24,826 deaths related to organized crime since President Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006, Attorney General Arturo Chavez Chavez said.
Mexico to Provide Funds for 23 Hurricane-Hit Cities
 Xinhua
Mexico declared Thursday a state of natural disaster in 22 cities in northern Nuevo Leon state and one city in southern Chiapas state in the aftermath of Hurricane Alex.
Mexico and Kuwait Confirm Cooperation and Understanding Links
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón received Sheikh Nasser al Sabah, Kuwaiti Prime Minister, as part of his official visit to Mexico, during the 35th anniversary of the establishment of relations between the two countries.
Mexico City Offers Honeymoon To First Gay Argentines To Wed
 Agence France-Presse
Mexico City's tourism minister Thursday offered a free honeymoon to the first gay couple to wed in Argentina after that country made Latin American history by legalizing same-sex marriages.
Wednesday Press Statement by President Felipe Calderón
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
I have invited you here today to tell you that I have decided to accept the resignation of Fernando Francisco Gómez Mont Urueta as Interior Secretary.
Calderon Replaces Top Security Official
 Mark Stevenson
Mexico's president accepted the resignation Wednesday of his top domestic security official, Interior Secretary Fernando Gomez Mont, and named a former congressman with experience in fighting drug cartels to replace him.
Bodies of Escaped Prisoners Found Hanging From Bridge in Mexico
 Nick Valencia
The bodies of three convicts who escaped from a local prison were found hanging from a bridge Tuesday in the central Mexican city of Cuernavaca, the Morelos State Attorney General's Office said
President Sends off Delegation to Central American Competition
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
As he sent off the Mexican delegation that will participate in the Central American and Caribbean games in Puerto Rico, President Felipe Calderón said that the victory will go to those that are not afraid of achieving it and are determined to do all they can to achieve it.
Hurricane Alex Adds to Mexico's Economic Woes
 Xinhua
Hurricane Alex, which hit three northern Mexican states two weeks ago, will reduce the industrial output and raise inflation in the Latin American nation, economists said.
Secretive Mexico Copper Baron Thrives Despite Crises
 Mica Rosenberg
He is Mexico's second-richest man and his mining company has had a run of bad publicity with a deadly coal mine blast and a long strike, yet German Larrea has managed to stay out of the news, cementing his reputation as the country's most secretive billionaire.
Two Journalists Killed in Mexico, Reporters Without Borders Says
 dpa
Two reporters were killed this weekend in "continuing media bloodshed" in Mexico, the non-governmental organization Reporters Without Borders said Monday.
Mexican Baseball League Game Suspended Amid Gunfire
 BBC News
The Mexican baseball league has been forced to suspend a game in progress because of gunfire at a stadium. The game between the Broncos at their home stadium in Reynosa and the Monterrey Sultans was suddenly interrupted when gunshots were heard.
President Leads Expansion of Once TV Coverage
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
During the signing of the agreement to expand Once TV México coverage, President Felipe Calderón declared that this is the first step towards a public television station that will reach the whole country, as well as a complement to private television stations in Mexican state broadcasting and productions.
Juarez Mayor Reflects on Mexico's Violent Drug War
 Angela Kocherga
Current Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz is now preparing to leave what is surely one of the toughest jobs in the world in one of the most crime-ridden cities on the planet.
President Assesses Damage from Hurricane Alex in Coahuila
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón traveled to Coahuila Monday to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Alex in certain parts of the state.
Mexico City Sends 89 Tons of Aid to Hurricane-Ravaged North
 Xinhua
Mexico City sent 89 tons of aid to hurricane-ravage northern states of Nuevo Leon, Coahuila and Tamaulipas on Monday, local broadcasters reported.
Mexico Creates Pest Resistant Wheat
 IANS
Mexican scientists have developed a new variety of wheat that is more resistant to disease.
Mexican Marines Capture Alleged Regional Drug Gang Boss During Raid on House in Acapulco
 Associated Press
Mexico's navy says marines raided a house in the Pacific resort of Acapulco and captured a suspected regional chief of a drug gang involved in a bloody turf war in the center and south of Mexico.
Mexican Air Force Helicopter Crashes; 3 Dead
 Associated Press
Mexican officials say an air force helicopter has crashed in the western state of Jalisco, killing three military personnel on board.
In Mexico, Celebrations of Spain’s World Cup Win
 Peter Orsi
Thousands of jubilant, flag-waving fans in Mexico celebrated Spain’s World Cup triumph on Sunday, a joyful reminder of the historical ties to Iberia through language, culture and the legacy of conquest.
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