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 News Around the Republic of Mexico
Mexicans Demand Governor's Resignation
 Associated Press
A group of students took over a university radio station in Oaxaca City on Monday and transmitted messages in support of a leftist movement demanding the governor's resignation.
Mexico Catholics Focus on Flock After Abortion Law
 Catherine Bremer
The debate over a radical new law legalizing abortion in Mexico City may be the jolt that was needed to bring Catholic drifters back in line with the faith's values, a top Church spokesman said.
Major Nude Photoshoot Set for Mexico City
 Duane Wells
Brooklyn-based photographer Spencer Tunick, who is best known for photographing crowds of nude people around the globe, is hoping to attract his largest crowd of naked subjects ever for a shoot this month in Mexico City's historic Zocalo plaza.
Mexican Robin Hood: Unofficial Saint Attracts Smugglers, Poor, Trendy
 David Agren
Followers call Malverde the Robin Hood of Mexico, a mustachioed bandit from the rugged hills of Sinaloa who reputedly stole from the rich and gave to the poor.
Artist to Fill Mexico City's Zocalo with Nudes
 Reuters
U.S. artist Spencer Tunick will fill Mexico City's Zocalo square - the center of the ancient Aztec empire and the heart of modern Mexico - with thousands of naked Mexicans next week for his latest mass nude photo shoot.
Mexico City Stages Mass 'Quinceanera'
 Mark Stevenson
Almost 200 poor teenagers posed in donated ball gowns and danced traditional waltzes Saturday as Mexico City's government threw a mass "quinceanera" coming-out party for disadvantaged girls.
Meth Production Flourishes in Mexico
 Laurence Iliff
The anti-drug operation was in the works for months. And the news would be big, officials said. But when Mexican police burst into a plush home in the capital's exclusive Lomas de Chapultepec neighborhood last month, guided in part by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, they were taken aback.
Calderón Urges US Migration Overhaul
 El Universal
President Calderón once again urged the U.S. Congress to overhaul its immigration laws, insisting that both Mexico and the United States would benefit from reforms that recognize the "blood, sweat and tears" of migrant workers.
Mexico to Ban People Trade
 Prensa Latina
People trade, a crime that has turned in this country into children´s prostitution and people and organ trade, will be punished with severe sentences, if the a law recently approved at the Deputy Chamber is accepted.
Mexico City to Allow Legal Abortions
 E. Eduardo Castillo
A new measure legalizing abortions in Mexico City was published into law on Thursday, allowing doctors to almost immediately begin terminating pregnancies in their first trimester.
Mexico Passes Anti-Terrorist Law
 Press TV
Mexico's Congress has passed a bill authorizing the police to jail people who finance terrorist groups like al-Qaeda for up to 40 years. The new bill also makes it easier for police to investigate bank accounts of the possible terror suspects.
Fox: War on Drug Cartels is Working
 Jon Gambrell
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox said Thursday the violence in northern Mexico shows the government's campaign against drug trafficking in his nation is working, but cautioned the US must play a role in the fight.
Mexican Leader's Job Approval Rating Soars
 Dudley Althaus
Since taking office after polling 36 percent of the vote and winning a court fight that upheld his razor-thin margin over a leftist rival, Calderon's approval ratings have climbed steadily, and now some polls report that two-thirds of respondents say he's doing a good job, or at least good enough.
Presidential Ballots Remain Off Limits to Public
 El Universal
The wrangling over the bitterly contested presidential election continues nine months after Mexicans cast their ballots. The Federal Election Tribunal (Trife) on Wednesday ruled that the ballots from the July 2 presidential election are not available to the public.
Crime and Economy Are Worries in Mexico
 Angus Reid Global Monitor
Many people in Mexico feel their country’s key concerns are related to personal and economic safety, according to a poll by Consulta Mitofsky. 26 per cent of respondents say public safety and crime are the main problems in the Latin American country, up 4.2 points since February.
AP Poll: Most Mexicans Favor Death Penalty
 Associated Press
The majority of Mexicans are to some degree in favor of the death penalty for those found guilty of murder and believe its implementation would reduce the number of killings, an AP-Ipsos poll found.
Mexican Anti-Abortion Groups Vow Protest
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Anti-abortion activists vowed Wednesday to demonstrate outside clinics and publicize the names of doctors who perform abortions now that the Mexico City legislature has voted to legalize the practice.
Zapatistas Select Yaqui to Host Intercontinental Summit in Mexico
 Brenda Norrell
Indigenous Peoples from Mexico and the US met with Subcomandante Marcos and Zapatista Comandantes to establish the Indigenous Intercontinental Conference for 2007. Indigenous representatives from all América, and the world, to gather October 11-14 near Guaymas, Sonora.
US Canal Project Raises Tensions with Mexico
 Tim Gaynor
For decades, Mexican farmers and U.S. consumers have shared water from one of the world's largest irrigation canals running along part of the parched California-Mexico border. But a court decision that allows U.S. authorities to stop up the cracks and save water for southern California is raising tensions in the borderlands.
New Guerrilla Group Formed to Fight Governor of Mexico's Oaxaca State
 Xinhua
In a message published on the Internet, the Southern People's Revolutionary Brigade claimed its establishment and said it backed the Oaxacan People's Popular Assembly, a civilian organization formed after striking teachers occupied Oaxaca City.
Mexico Imports Choice Chihuahuas From the US
 Chris Hawley
First it was burros from Kentucky. Then, chile peppers from China. Now, Mexico is importing another of its national symbols: the pint-size dog known as the Chihuahua.
Mexico City Legalizes Abortion, Defies Church
 Reuters
Mexico's capital legalized abortion Tuesday, defying the church but delighting feminists in the world's second-largest Roman Catholic country.
Mexico City Lawmakers Pass Abortion Bill
 Mark Stevenson
Mexico City lawmakers voted to legalize abortion Tuesday, a decision likely to influence policies and health practices across Mexico and other parts of heavily Roman Catholic Latin America.
Key Mexican Drug Cartel Suspect Arrested
 Associated Press
A man described as a key member of the powerful Gulf drug cartel has been arrested, a top Mexican law enforcement official said Monday.
Mexico City to Legalize Abortion Despite Protests
 Alexandre Peyrille
Legislators in Mexico City were expected on Tuesday to pass legislation legalizing abortion in the megalopolis despite protests from the influential Roman Catholic Church and conservative politicians.
Scientists Prepare for Mummy Examinations
 Cindy Tumiel
The dead don't give up their secrets easily — especially after decades in a crypt. But a San Marcos forensic anthropologist is heading to Guanajuato, Mexico, next month with just such a mission in mind — pulling the scientific truth about life and death out of the mummified corpses that have become one of the city's most famed tourist attractions.
Abortion Rights Gain Ground in Heavily Catholic Mexico
 Sara Miller Llana
Mexican bishops have threatened legislators, doctors and women with excommunication. But Tuesday, the Mexico City assembly is expected to pass a new law legalizing abortions.
Calderón Encourages Alliance for Security
 Francisco Gómez
President Calderón on Saturday remained defiant in the face of rising violence as his government continues to battle organized crime. "We will not cede one public plaza to the enemy," he said at the Navy College in Veracruz.
Mexican Deputies Reject US Statements
 Prensa Latina
Mexican deputies denied the veracity of US statements, according to which the cities of Acapulco and Monterrey are dangerous for tourists, due to the violence existing in both cities.
Plan to Legalize First-Term Abortion Sparks Showdown in Mexico City
 S. Lynne Walker
As Mexico City lawmakers prepare to vote Tuesday on legalizing first-trimester abortions in the nation's capital, the Catholic Church and anti-abortion groups are waging an emotional campaign against the measure that is pushing the city to the brink of violent confrontation.
Zapatistas' Marcos Will Head Back to Magdalena
 Arizona Daily Star
Zapatistas' Subcomandante Marcos will be back in Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, for the second time in six months Sunday.
Pope Warns Against Legislation Legalizing Abortion in Mexico City
 David Ovalle
Days before Mexico City lawmakers are expected to legalize abortion in the capital, Pope Benedict XVI weighed in on the issue, saying the proposed legislation "threatens the lives of unborn children."
Mexico Press Slams Posada Release
 Prensa Latina
The release of international terrorist Luis Posada Carriles shows the US government s hypocrisy and falseness of its so-called commitment to the struggle against terrorism, the Mexican press published o Friday.
Judge Closes Mexican Mine Case
 Associated Press
This week, a judge closed the case against five mine managers and inspectors accused of negligent homicide in an explosion last year that killed 65 coal miners in northern Mexico.
National Crackdown Prompts Arrest Of Mexican Drug Cartel Leaders
 Christopher Rizo
In the wake of a national crackdown against organized crime, authorities in Mexico have arrested five people suspected of smuggling drugs, guns and people into the United States.
Mexico Opens a Debate to Legalize Passive Euthanasia
 EFE
The Mexican Senate has proposed a law that, if approved, will permit the voluntary termination of life under certain conditions. According to Mexico's Secretary of Health, Lázaro Mazón, the proposed law has been "very well accepted" among PRD senators.
Mexico Might Ban Nudes From Pyramids
 Reuters
Mexico is unlikely to allow US artist Spencer Tunick stage a nude photo shoot at its famous Teotihuacan pyramids, citing possible damage to the ancient site.
Drug Cartel May Be Behind Tijuana Hospital Attack
 nbcsandiego.com
Mexican authorities said they believe the four masked gunmen who stormed a Tijuana hospital Wednesday and fought gun battles with police that claimed three lives were hit men for the city's Arellano Felix drug cartel.
US Governnment Renews Call Americans to Take Safety Precautions in Mexico
 Dane Schiller
In a move sure to keep a scowl on Mexican President Felipe Calderon's face, the U.S. government announced it is renewing its "announcement" that Americans need to be careful when in Mexico.
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