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 News Around the Republic of Mexico
Protesters, Police Clash in Oaxaca
 Rebeca Romero
Masked protesters armed with sticks, rocks and homemade gasoline bombs clashed with police and raided a downtown hotel Monday during a march by leftists seeking the governor's resignation.
Mexico's Lopez Obrador Claims Office
 Mark Stevenson
Leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador swore himself in as Mexico's "legitimate" president Monday, launching a parallel government he hopes will prevent President-elect Felipe Calderon from governing.
Toll Rises to 5 in Mexico Prison Siege
 Theresa Braine
A public defender died of his injuries Sunday after being shot by inmates who took a group of lawyers hostage near the central Mexican city of Morelia, bringing the death toll in the incident to five, authorities said.
Mexican Cities Face Labor Shortage
 Chris Hawley
Factories on the Mexican side of the border are battling a labor shortage and say they have failed miserably in their attempts to hire some of the thousands of migrants flowing toward the United States.
Four Killed as Police End Mexico Jail Standoff
 Reuters
Four people were killed and six wounded on Saturday during a police raid to end a two-day hostage crisis at a jail in the Mexican state of Michoacan.
Leftist Coalition Rebuffs Calderón
 El Universal
President-elect Felipe Calderón´s attempt to reach out to his most vocal detractors on the left was batted away on Saturday.
Calderon Pleads for Support
 Prensa Latina
Mexican president elect, Felipe Calderon, is calling on society for support of his future government to adopt measures and use State power to bring the country peace and tranquility.
Mexican Conservatives Weigh Constitutional Challenge to Capital's Gay-Union Law
 Associated Press
Mexico's ruling conservative party is considering filing a legal challenge to Mexico City's new law recognizing gay civil unions, saying it violates a clause in the country's constitution protecting the family, legislators said Friday.
Mexican Left Peacefully Block Calderon
 Prensa Latina
The Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) said Friday that actions planned to impede the transfer of powers on Dec 1 do not include violence.
Calderón Promises Responsible Budget
 El Universal
President-elect Felipe Calderón and some of his top economic advisers told members of the Chamber of Deputies Finance Committee Thursday that there will be no major changes proposed in the 2007 budget.
Experts Say Tomb May Be Under Monolith
 Associated Press
Mexican archeologists say they have found signs that the tomb of an Aztec emperor could lie beneath a recently excavated stone monolith showing a fearsome, blood-drinking god.
Mexico City Recognizing Gay Civil Unions
 Eduardo Castillo
Legislation recognizing gay civil unions in the Mexican capital was published in the official gazette on Thursday, making it the first such law in the history of the conservative, predominantly Roman Catholic country.
Leftist Seeks Funding for Parallel Gov't
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he will seek contributions from ordinary Mexicans to support a parallel, "legitimate" administration he declared after losing the July 2 elections to President-elect Felipe Calderon.
Oaxaca Governor Avoids Giving Live Address After Protesters Threaten Interruption
 Rebeca Romero
The governor of Mexico's conflict-ridden southern Oaxaca state sent a deputy Wednesday to hand-deliver his annual progress report to lawmakers after protesters said they would interrupt the governor's address if he gave it in person.
PAN: Inauguration to Proceed as Scheduled
 Kelly Arthur Garrett
The National Action Party- controlled leadership in the Chamber of Deputies made it clear Tuesday Felipe Calderón will be sworn in on Dec. 1 as planned, with outgoing President Vicente Fox participating in the ceremony.
Mexico IDs 2 Killed in '70s Campaign
 Eduardo Castillo
Prosecutors said Tuesday they have identified the remains of two men gunned down more than 30 years ago in a government campaign against suspected rebels and their supporters.
Mexico Passes Resolution on Deportation
 Julie Watson
Mexico's Congress was swayed Tuesday by a 7-year-old boy on a mission to save his mom. Second-grader Saul Arellano, a U.S. citizen, appeared in Mexico's 500-member Chamber of Deputies to plead for help in lobbying Washington to stop the deportation of his mother.
Classes Resume at University in Oaxaca
 Rebeca Romero
Classes resumed briefly Monday at the university used as a headquarters by leftist protesters, but lessons were suspended again amid security concerns in the southern Mexican city wracked by six months of unrest.
Mexico City Officials Blasted On Protest
 Mark Stevenson
A city human rights commission accused officials on Sunday of violating residents' rights by allowing protesters to block a main boulevard for more than a month this summer in support of the leftist presidential candidate.
Bomb Blasts Have Diplomats Worried
 El Universal
Following bomb attacks in Mexico City a week ago, foreign diplomats in Mexico have contacted the federal government with worries over the safety of their embassies, according to information obtained by EL UNIVERSAL.
Youths Fire-Bomb McDonald's in Oaxaca
 Rebeca Romero
Four youths wearing masks tossed gasoline bombs at a McDonald's restaurant in the conflict-torn city of Oaxaca on Sunday, damaging the windows, seats and play area, police said.
Oaxaca Bishop: No Sanctuary for Leftists
 Rebeca Romero
The Roman Catholic bishop of Oaxaca said Saturday the church cannot grant sanctuary to four leftists who led a five-month takeover of the city to demand the resignation of the state governor.
Calderon Reassured on Immigration Bill
 Stephen Dinan
President Bush gave Mexican President-elect Felipe Calderon an assurance in the Oval Office this week that he will push for a broad immigration bill that includes a new guest-worker program and citizenship rights for many illegal aliens.
Democrats Good for Immigration Changes
 Snoop
Gains by Democrats in the US congressional elections may help promote more liberal immigration policies sought by Mexico, President Vicente Fox’s spokesman has said.
Mexico City Approves Gay Civil Unions
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Mexico City's assembly on Thursday passed legislation to legally recognize gay civil unions in the capital, the first such vote by a legislative body in the history of the conservative, predominantly Roman Catholic country.
Calderon Heartened By Outcome of U.S. Elections
 Nora Boustany
Mexican President-elect Felipe Calderon said that Democratic gains in Congress could lead to "room for improvement" in U.S.-Mexican relations, a suggestion that headway may be made on immigration and other bilateral issues.
Schwarzenegger in Mexico for Trade Talks
 Peter Nicholas
Fresh off his reelection victory, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger arrived here Wednesday night for a two-day trade mission to Mexico, where he will act as a celebrity pitchman for California produce and tourism, and strive to forge ties with the nation's incoming president.
Fox Aide Urges Reform
 E. Eduardo Castillo
President Vicente Fox's spokesman on Wednesday urged constitutional reform to let Mexican leaders travel abroad without congressional approval, a day after lawmakers irked Fox by blocking his planned trip to Australia and Vietnam.
Calderon Assails Border Fence Plan
 George Gedda
Preparing for a meeting with President Bush, Mexican President-elect Felipe Calderon made clear Wednesday his unhappiness with U.S. border security measures, saying the two countries need "bridges for progress and not walls that isolate and divide."
Lawmakers Restrict Fox's Travels
 Duardo Castillo
Mexico's lower house of Congress voted Tuesday to block President Vicente Fox's planned visits to Australia and Vietnam this month, arguing that pressing problems at home require his attention.
Hundreds Protest Border Fence in Mexico
 Associated Press
The mayor of a Mexican city on the Texas border led about 400 people on a 55-mile march Tuesday to protest U.S. plans for new border fence.
Thousands March to Back Oaxaca's Governor
 Ioan Grillo
More than 15,000 white-clad supporters of Oaxaca's embattled governor marched through this colonial city Tuesday in their biggest show of strength in a six-month conflict that has left at least nine people dead.
Explosions Hit Mexico Resort Before Calderon Visit
 Reuters
Two explosive devices went off in the Mexican beach resort of Ixtapa just hours before a visit by President-elect Felipe Calderon on Tuesday but his trip went ahead without incident.
Mexican President-Elect Warns Against High Expectations from U.S. Visit
 Associated Press
President-elect Felipe Calderon warned Mexicans to temper their expectations for his first visit with U.S. President George W. Bush later this week, saying his goal was merely "to establish a first contact" before he takes office Dec. 1.
Leftist Rebels Claim Responsibility for Mexico City Blasts
 Associated Press
A coalition of five leftist guerrilla groups that support protesters in the southern state of Oaxaca claimed responsibility for homemade bombs that exploded at Mexico's top electoral court, a bank and the headquarters of the political party that governs Oaxaca.
Oaxacan Fasters End Hunger Strike
 Kelly Arthur Garrett
After 509 hours without food, 17 Oaxacans bowed to pleas from fellow activists Monday and called off their hunger strike as of 5:11 p.m. The fasters had vowed to forego any food until Ulises Ruiz was removed as governor of their state.
Mexican Capital Could be First in Allowing Same-Sex Unions
 AFP
Mexico City is set to become the first place in Mexico to allow same-sex civil unions, over strong objections from the Roman Catholic Church and conservative groups, when the municipal council takes up a measure Thursday.
Simultaneous Explosions in Mexico City
 Gregory Bull
Simultaneous explosions hit the Federal Electoral Tribunal, a bank branch and the headquarters of the former ruling party early Monday and authorities deactivated a homemade explosive device at a second bank branch, Mexican news media reported.
Thousands Demonstrate in Oaxaca
 Ioan Grillo
Thousands of anti-government demonstrators marched through the tense colonial city of Oaxaca on Sunday, demanding the security forces abandon camps they set up last week to end a five-month protest.
Fox Slams U.S. Migration Policy
 Bill Cormier
Mexico's president criticized Washington's plans to build a fence along the nations' shared border during a summit on migration Saturday.
Protesters Overrun Oaxaca University
 Ioan Grillo
The university of 30,000 students has become a stronghold for leftists trying to oust the Oaxaca state governor in a five-month-old conflict that has left at least nine people dead.
Lopez Obrador Names His 'Cabinet'
 E. Eduardo Castillo
A leftist politician who refuses to accept an election tribunal's decision that his opponent narrowly won the presidential election named his "resistance" government Cabinet on Friday.
Oaxaca Leftists Rebuild Barricades
 Frank Jack Daniel
Leftists rebuilt smashed barricades and readied firebombs as riot police guarded the center of Mexico's colonial city of Oaxaca on Friday after a new round of violence in a months-long political crisis.
Police Surround Oaxaca University
 Rebeca Romero
Federal police surrounded a university packed with leftist protesters Thursday in conflict-ridden Oaxaca, clearing barricades and firing tear gas as the activists showered them with gasoline bombs.
Police Forced Back as Oaxaca Violence Flares
 Noel Randewich
Thousands of protesters hurling Molotov cocktails forced riot police using tear gas and water cannons to retreat on Thursday as clashes spiraled out of control in Mexico's popular tourist city of Oaxaca.
2 Detained in U.S. Journalist's Slaying
 Mark Stevenson
The state prosecutor's office said Wednesday that two people were in custody and authorities were expected sometime this week to present the suspects to a judge who would decide whether to charge them in connection with Will's death.
Mexico Tourism Takes Hit: Violence, Political Upheaval Keeping Some US Travelers Away
 Laurence Iliff
Fear of terrorism far from home has caused record numbers of Americans to visit peaceful, nearby Mexico since the 9/11 attacks, but now drug-related violence and political upheaval are pushing them back, officials and analysts say.
Mexico Authorizes Portillo's Extradition
 Associated Press
The Mexican government has authorized the extradition of ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo to face embezzlement charges in his country, officials said Tuesday. Portillo's defense lawyer said he would immediately appeal.
Tourists Mingle with Riot Police in Oaxaca
 Noel Randewich
Tourists were back in the graceful center of the Mexican city of Oaxaca on Tuesday, mingling with riot police who last weekend drove out activists demanding the ouster of a reviled governor.
Protesters Keep Their Message Alive, and on the Air
 Marc Lacey - NYTimes
As the federal riot police hunkered down in Oaxaca’s main square on Monday, protesters sought to protect their not-so-secret weapon in their five-month siege of the city: the pilfered radio transmitter they use to mobilize the population.
Mexican Congress Calls on Oaxaca Governor to Step Down
 Pablo Perez
The Mexican Congress demanded the resignation of Oaxaca state governor Ulises Ruiz, after five months of violent demonstrations against him in the tourist region.
Protesters Vow to Retake Oaxaca Center
 Mark Stevenson
Thousands of protesters driven from the city center by federal police after months of paralyzing demonstrations vowed to retake the main plaza on Monday, but strike-weary residents pleaded for a return to life as usual.
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