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 News Around the Republic of Mexico
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Hundreds of Thousands Hit by Mexico Flooding
 BBC News
Weeks of heavy rain have brought widespread flooding to wide swathes of eastern and southern Mexico. Hundreds of thousands of people have seen rapidly rising rivers break their banks and inundate their communities.
Hurricane Watch Issued for Coasts of Mexico, Texas
 Jorge Vargas
Mexican authorities urged people to move to shelters while officials in Texas distributed sandbags and warned of flash floods as Tropical Storm Hermine headed toward the northwestern Gulf coast on Monday.
Mexico Reiterates Stand on Human Rights
 ISRIA.com
The Foreign Ministry´s Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, Ambassador Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo, met in Geneva, Switzerland with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay, and the Director of the International Organization for Migration, Ambassador William L. Swing.
Inauguration of "Mexico 200 Years"
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
As part of the celebration of the Bicentennial of National Independence and the Centennial of the Start of the Mexican Revolution, Federal Government, through the Executive Coordination of the National Organizing Commission of the 2010 Commemorations presented at major exhibition entitled "Mexico 200 Years" at the National Palace Gallery in Mexico City.
Legalize It: Mexico Marijuana Smokers Gather
 Agence France-Presse
With the nation in the throws of a violent drug war, over 200 people gathered in a central Mexico City park Sunday to smoke marijuana and demand it be legalized, an AFP reporter witnessed.
Mexican Drug Cartels Cripple Pemex Operations in Basin
 Tracy Wilkinson
Forced to defer production and curtail drilling and maintenance in a region that spreads through some of Mexico's most dangerous badlands, the world's seventh-largest oil producer has become another casualty of the drug war.
Spain Joins In Mexico's Bicentennial Festivities
 Allan Wall
This year, 2010, Mexico celebrates the Bicentennial of its independence from Spain. Independence Day (Sept. 15/16) looks to be a big extravaganza. Also, 2010 is the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution.
Mexico Plane Crash Kills 6, Including 2 Lawmakers, Mayor
 Agence France-Presse
At least six people, including two Mexican federal lawmakers and a governor, were killed when their small plane crashed in southern Mexico Friday, the attorney general's office said.
Mexico Breaks Own Record With Giant Taco
 BBC
Mexico has broken its own record for making the longest taco ever prepared in the country. At a whopping 40.9 metres (134ft) the giant taco was made with the help of dozens of people.
Tamaulipas, Mexico's Black Hole
 Daniela Pastrana
Tamaulipas state has become the black hole of organised crime in Mexico. But there are few accounts of the rapid social breakdown that the northeastern border state has experienced since the start of the year, because the local press is silenced.
Mexico Judge Orders US-Born Drug Lord 'La Barbie' Held for 40 Days Pending Investigation
 Fox News
A Mexican judge has ordered a US-born suspected drug lord known as "La Barbie" held for 40 days pending an investigation into organized crime and other charges.
Soldiers Kill 30 in Troubled Border State
 Mark Walsh
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 war, authorities said Friday.
Mexico Arrests 6 in Deadly Cancun Bar Blaze
 Associated Press
Mexican police have arrested six suspects in a bar fire that killed eight in the resort city of Cancun.
Mexico: Soldiers Kill 25 in Gunbattle Near Border
 Mark Walsh
A shootout between soldiers and suspected drug cartel members in northeastern Mexico left 25 purported gunmen dead Thursday, the military said.
Drugs and Violence: Mexico's Addiction
 BBC News
Waves of killings blamed on drug cartels are continuing to sweep Mexico. Here, Mexican political scientist Eduardo Guerrero Gutierrez examines the reasons for the violence and the prospects for the future.
Migrants Kidnapped in North Mexico
 aljazeera.net
At least 17 migrants have been kidnapped by suspected human traffickers near the US border in northern Mexico, police said.
We will Continue Working to Create More Jobs for You and Your Family: Calderón
 Presidencia de la República
Greetings from the National Palace Library, where I would like to tell you about what we are doing to build a country with a strong economy, not only so that we can live better today but also so that we can create assets for our children's future.
Mexico President Defends Drug Policy, Admits Violence Worse
 Agence France-Presse
Mexican President Felipe Calderon admitted drug violence was worsening in Mexico but said that the toppling of several major drug bosses had weakened the cartels, in his annual address Thursday.
 Mexico's Drug War Goes Online
 Thane Burnett
As authorities revel this week over a victory in the ongoing anti-narcotics campaign — the highly publicized capture of alleged kingpin Edgar ‘La Barbie’ Villarreal — many Mexicans are turning to the ‘Narcotube’ for inside information.
Calderon: Mexico Shows Gains in Security, Economy
 Associated Press
President Felipe Calderon delivered his latest "state of the nation" report to Congress on Wednesday, saying Mexico has made gains in security and is enjoying its strongest economic growth in a dozen years.
Second Migrant Survived Massacre In Mexico
 Associated Press
A second migrant survived the massacre of 72 Central and South Americans near the border with the U.S., Mexican authorities confirmed Wednesday. They added that he has given information that has helped their investigation.
Mexicans Hope Drug Lord's Arrest May Turn Tide
 Missy Ryan & Cyntia Barrera
Mexico paraded one of its most violent drug lords on Tuesday after a police raid that President Felipe Calderon's government hopes will mark a breakthrough in its campaign against powerful cartels.
Mexico Tourism Booming, Officials Say
 Joshua Rhett Miller
As Mexican officials investigate a bloody attack that left eight people dead in one of the country's most popular vacation destinations, officials there say the drug wars appear to be having little effect on tourism.
Cancun Bar Attack is More Bad News
 Laura Bly
At least eight people died after attackers hurled gasoline bombs into a crowded Cancun bar early Tuesday. Although the bar is outside the popular resort zone in a residential area unfrequented by tourists, the apparent drug-related killings are among the latest in a string of bad news for Mexico's beleagured tourism industry.
Mexico, US Open Joint Office to Combat Drug Gangs
 Agence France-Presse
Mexican and US officials opened a first joint office to manage the distribution of more than 1.3 billion dollars in US security aid to help fight brutal drug gangs.
Captured Mexico Drug Kingpin 'The Barbie' Says in Video He Knew Top Capos, Transported Cocaine
 Mark Stevenson & Paul J. Weber
A former Texas high school football player and petty street dealer who allegedly rose to become one of Mexico's most savage assassins says he personally knew the country's top drug lords, shipped cocaine from Colombia through Panama and had a film made about his exploits.
Mexico has Fired 10% of Federal Police in 2010
 Alexandra Olson
Mexico's federal police agency has fired nearly 10 percent of its force this year for failing checks designed to detect possible corruption, a major obstacle in the country's battle against increasingly brutal drug gangs.
Cancun, Mexico, Bar Bombed; 8 Dead
 CNN
Eight people died early Tuesday after attackers hurled several Molotov cocktails into a Cancun, Mexico, bar, the state attorney general said.
Five Bodies Found in Western Mexico
 EFE
The bodies of five men were found by police in two cities on the coast of Jalisco, a state in western Mexico, prosecutors said.
Alleged Drug Lord 'La Barbie' Captured in Mexico
 William Booth
Mexico police capture major drug trafficker Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez in a victory for President Calderon's high stakes war on murderous cartels.
Mexico Makes First Arrest in Migrant Murder Case
 Xinhua
Mexico's Attorney General's Office has put a suspect under house arrest following the murder of 72 migrants in northern Mexico last week, the first arrest made about the massacre, a spokesperson said on Monday.
Mexico's 500-Peso Bills to Feature Frida, Diego
 Associated Press
Mexico's new 500-peso bills will bear the images of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, two of the country's best-known painters.
We Are Continuing to Pave the Way for a Stronger Mexico: Calderón
 President Felipe Calderón
From the historic Reception Hall in the National Palace, where the Cry of Independence Ceremony is celebrated every year, during this Bicentennial Year, I would like to tell you how we have reinforced Mexico through its highway infrastructure.
Mexico Flooding Causes Thousands to Evacuate
 Amanda Tennis
Flooding in Mexico has caused around 7,000 people to evacuate 200 different town and 12 townships in Tabasco. There has been a state of emergency declared.
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