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 News Around the Republic of Mexico
Mexico Riot Police Clash with Protesters in Oaxaca
 Noel Randewich
Leftist protesters clashed with riot police in Mexico's colonial city of Oaxaca on Monday, a day after the federal government seized control of the popular tourist spot to end months of violence.
Police Wrest Control of Oaxaca
 Mark Stevenson
Backed by water cannons, bulldozers, and helicopters, federal riot police launched a major operation yesterday, retaking the city of Oaxaca last night from a leftist alliance that has controlled it for months.
Riot Police Advance into Mexico's Violent Oaxaca
 Noel Randewich
Thousands of riot police backed by helicopters and armored trucks broke up barricades to take control of Mexico's popular tourist city of Oaxaca on Sunday, firing water cannons to disperse leftist protesters.
3 Police Killed in Acapulco
 Associated Press
The bodies of three state police officers, one of whom had been decapitated, were found Saturday in a sport utility vehicle abandoned outside the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, police said.
Mexico Issues Ultimatum to Oaxaca Protesters
 AFP
The Mexican government demanded that protesters lift their barricades and evacuate occupied buildings in the restive southern city of Oaxaca.
Fox Orders Federal Forces to Mexico's Oaxaca Crisis
 Noel Randewich - Reuters
Mexican President Vicente Fox ordered federal forces to be sent to the conflict-torn city of Oaxaca on Saturday, after gunmen shot dead three people including a U.S. journalist.
Election Court Upholds Victory
 El Universal
The Federal Electoral Tribunal (Trife) on Friday ratified the victory of the leftist coalition candidate in the Aug. 20 Chiapas gubernatorial election.
NYC Journalist Killed in Oaxaca Shootout
 Colleen Long
The gunfire erupted in a rough neighborhood when armed men, possibly police, tried to remove a blockade set up by protesters who were demanding the resignation of Oaxaca Gov. Ulises Ruiz.
Hurricane Paul Kills Two in Northwestern Mexico
 Reuters
The remnants of Hurricane Paul killed two people in northwestern Mexico on Thursday, authorities said, bringing the death toll to at least four from the storm.
Fox, Calderon Criticize U.S. Fence
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Mexico's president sharply criticized President Bush's signing Thursday of a bill to build 700 miles of additional fencing on its southern border, calling the move an 'embarrassment.'
Teachers in Oaxaca End Strike
 Rebeca Romero
Teachers in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca voted Thursday to end a five-month-old strike, allowing 1.3 million children to return to classes and potentially taking the sting out of anti-government protests besieging this historic city.
Mexican Footprints May Be Among Oldest in Americas
 Reuters
Ancient human footprints discovered in the Mexican desert may be among the oldest in the Americas, researchers said on Wednesday. The 13 footprints found in Cuatro Cienegas in the northern state of Coahuila are fossilized in stone less than an inch (2 cm) deep and are around the age of the oldest known footprints in North or South America.
Mexico Gets Support of 27 Nations to Attack U.S. Plans for Border Fence in OAS
 Associated Press
Mexico, supported by 27 other nations, made a declaration at the Organization of American States slamming U.S. plans to build hundreds of miles of fence on its southern border.
Cabo Three Times Lucky as Tropical Storm Paul Misses
 Frank Jack Daniel
The Mexican beach resort of Los Cabos escaped serious damage from a cyclone for the third time in two months on Wednesday when Tropical Storm Paul skirted it and blew toward the mainland.more »»»
Fox Announces End to Revolution Day Parade
 Laurence Iliff
No more bureaucrats marching in sweat suits. No more wrestling exhibitions along the capital's Reforma thoroughfare. No more top athletes up close and personal. Mexico's sports-themed Revolution Day parade is no more, President Vicente Fox's office announced.more »»»
Mexico Extradited 50 Fugitives to U.S.
 Ioan Grillo
Mexico has extradited a record 50 fugitives to the United States this year, including several alleged drug traffickers, murders and rapists, U.S. Ambassador Tony Garza announced Tuesday.more »»»
Teachers Return to Oaxaca Classes
 Rebeca Romero
Some striking teachers have returned to their classrooms in Oaxaca state after a walkout linked to lengthy protests that have scared tourists away from this historic southern city.more »»»
Mexico Drafts UN Resolution Criticizing US Border Fence
 Associated Press
The Mexican government said Monday that it is drafting a resolution for the United Nations Human Rights Council criticizing U.S. plans to build hundreds of miles of fencing on its southern border.more »»»
Opposition Urges Discussion of Migration at Mexican-U.S. Summit
 Xinhua
Mexican opposition leaders on publicly appealed to Mexico's president-elect Felipe Calderon to focus on migration when he meets U.S. President George W. Bush next month. The Bush-Calderon meeting is set to take place on Nov. 9.more »»»
Fox Government Puts an End to Mexican Cronyism
 Presidency of the Republic
The democracy Mexico is currently experiencing obliges all civil servants to pursue the public good and never activities with apathy or negligence in the duties involved in civil services, stated President Fox.more »»»
Strike Vote Divides Teachers in Besieged Mexican City as Protests Continue
 Associated Press
Mexico Teachers camping out in this southern Mexican city were divided Sunday over whether to end a five-month strike, prolonging protests that have driven tourists out of this historic city.more »»»
Mexico Breaks Record for Simultaneous Chess
 Reuters
Mexico set a new record for simultaneous chess games on Sunday when 13,446 players faced off at the same time in a vast Spanish colonial square at the heart of the former Aztec empire, City officials said.more »»»
Mexican Lawmaker Optimistic about Calderón, Congress
 David Gaddis Smith
A Mexican lawmaker says President-elect Felipe Calderón knows how to work with legislators to make things happen, and for that reason thinks the Mexican Congress will accomplish more than many people think.more »»»
Beheadings by Warring Drug Gangs now Common in Central Mexico
 Will Weissert
The drug lords at war in central Mexico are no longer content with simply killing their enemies. They are putting their severed heads on public display.more »»»
Mexico Suspends Case Against ‘Dog’ Chapman
 Gene Park
Last week, an appeals court in Guadalajara granted an order to halt the criminal case, including extradition proceedings, against Chapman, his son Leland and associate Timothy Chapman until further evidence and testimony is gathered.more »»»
Mexico Protest Shows Sign of Splintering
 Rebeca Romero
A protest movement that has besieged Oaxaca showed increasing signs of splintering Saturday, as demonstrators stopped teachers from voting on whether to end a five-month old strike.more »»»
Accused Priest Flees From Law in U.S. and Mexico
 James C. Mckinley Jr.
For two decades, dozens of children have accused the Rev. Nicolás Aguilar of molesting or brutally raping them. He faces an indictment charging sexual abuse in Los Angeles and at least five formal complaints in Mexico. Yet at 65 he remains at large, still working as a priest in villages here.more »»»
Mexico Arrests Former Police Commander
 Associated Press
Special prosecutors have arrested a former commander of Mexico's now-disbanded secret police in connection with the 1974 disappearance of six alleged guerrilla members, officials said Friday.more »»»
Oaxaca Teachers Will Return To Classes
 El Universal
Striking teachers in the southern state of Oaxaca on said they plan to return to their classrooms by month´s end and sought to distance themselves from vigilantism on the part of some of their allies in the effort to force out the state´s governor.more »»»
Governor Ulises Ruiz Under Senate Fire
 BBC News
Mexico's Senate has criticised the governor of the troubled southern state Oaxaca for failing to bring five months of violent protests to an end, but rejected demands for Ulises Ruiz to be sacked.more »»»
Calderon Names Party-Switcher to Transition Team
 Associated Press
Mexican President-elect Felipe Calderon, of the conservative National Action Party, on Thursday named a former member of two rival parties to the post of legislative liaison for his transition team.more »»»
"Dog" Chapman Mexican Legal Proceedings Stayed
 TMZ
Sources close to the Duane "Dog" Chapman legal case tell TMZ that the Mexican courts have put a stay on further legal proceedings in the bounty hunter's matter. Meanwhile, the reality star's legal team is gathering more evidence as to his actions while in Mexico.more »»»
PRD´s Sabines to Recognize Calderón
 The Herald Mexico
Andrés Manuel López Obrador´s bid to de-legitimize the upcoming presidency of Felipe Calderón received another setback Thursday when the governor-elect of Chiapas said he will recognize Calderón as president and work with him.more »»»
Mexico's Senate Votes for Governor
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Mexico's Senate ruled Thursday there was no reason to oust Oaxaca's embattled state governor, eliminating the last formal legal recourse for thousands of protesters who for months have demanded the resignation of Gov. Ulises Ruiz.more »»»
Oaxaca Gov´t Gets Backing of Committee
 Jonathan Roeder
A Senate committee voted late Wednesday night not to dissolve the Oaxaca state government, while demonstrators demanding a solution to the five-month-old crisis announced plans to ramp up protests in the capital.more »»»
Teacher Shot Dead in Mexico's Troubled Oaxaca City
 Reuters
Unknown gunmen shot a man dead in the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca on Wednesday in the latest attack on protesters demanding the ouster of state Gov. Ulises Ruiz.more »»»
At Least Eight Dead in Mexico Fuel Tanker Blast
 Reuters
An explosion on a fuel tanker in Mexico's Pajaritos petrochemical complex killed at least eight people but did not affect operations at the port, state oil monopoly Pemex said on Tuesday.more »»»
Senate Readies for Vote on Oaxaca
 Kelly Arthur Garrett
As chances for the legal removal of Governor Ulises Ruiz appeared to weaken Monday, Oaxaca activists camped out in Mexico City´s historic center began a hunger strike aimed at pressuring the federal government into finding a solution to the five-month-old crisis.more »»»
Mexico: Government Ultimatum Against Striking Teachers
 Rafael Azul and Julio Ponce
The Mexican government has threatened striking teachers in the city of Oaxaca with police and military repression this week unless they accept a negotiated agreement.more »»»
Clown Convention Opens in Mexico
 Associated Press
There was hardly room for all the big feet and rubber noses as hundreds of clowns from across Latin America opened a four-day convention in a Mexico City theater on Monday.more »»»
First Lady Sahagun Wins Round in Court
 Associated Press
Mexico's first lady won another round in court Monday, when a judge reinstated an earlier decision ordering an Argentine journalist and a Mexican magazine to pay her $180,000 for invasion of privacy.more »»»
Leftists Lose New Election, Claim Fraud
 Monica Medel
Already smarting from a failed presidential bid, the party of Mexican leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has lost an election in his home state of Tabasco, results showed on Monday.more »»»
Mexico Arrests Soldier in Killing
 AP
Authorities on Sunday arrested a soldier accused of opening fire on a street barricade in the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca, killing one demonstrator and wounding another.more »»»
Protester Shot in Besieged Mexican Town
 Rebeca Romero
At least one man opened fire Saturday on protesters manning a roadblock in a Mexican city paralyzed by months of conflict, killing one demonstrator and wounding another, authorities said.more »»»
UNICEF Wants Oaxaca Strike Resolved
 AP
The U.N. children's fund called Friday for the government and teachers who have been striking for the last five months in the southern city of Oaxaca to resolve the dispute so children could return to school.more »»»
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