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 News Around the Republic of Mexico
In Mexico, a Showdown is Defused
 Oscar Avila
Opposition lawmakers forced President Felipe Calderon to deliver his state of the union speech Sunday, a day late. They made him speak at the National Palace instead of in Congress and kept him off live television.
Calderon Protests U.S. Crackdown On Immigrants
 Reuters
Mexican President Felipe Calderon accused the United States on Sunday of stepping up persecution and abuse of undocumented Mexican workers with a crackdown on illegal immigrants.
Leftist Lawmakers Spurn Mexico's Calderon
 Miguel Angel Gutierrez
More than 100 leftist lawmakers walked out of Mexico's Congress on Saturday ahead of a visit by President Felipe Calderon, snubbing him in protest at what they say was fraud in last year's presidential vote.
Mexican Politics Still Vexed
 Associated Press
Mexican President Felipe Calderon turned over his first State of the Nation report to lawmakers yesterday but became the second president in a row to fail to give the annual speech in Congress amid lingering anger over last year's disputed election.
Son Joins Deported Mom in Mexico
 Associated Press
The 8-year-old son of deported immigrant activist Elvira Arellano was reunited with her Friday at Mexico City's airport.
Earthquake Hits Mexico's Gulf of California
 Reuters
A strong earthquake hit Mexico's Gulf of California on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The epicenter of the 6.3- magnitude earthquake was 61 miles from the town of Los Mochis in the state of Sinaloa.
Tropical Storm Henriette Kills 6 in Acapulco
 Gerardo Torres
Tropical Storm Henriette swept by Mexico's Pacific coast on Saturday, killing six people in the resort of Acapulco before moving out to sea, where it could become a hurricane.
Mexico's Calderon Approval Stays at 65 Pct
 Reuters
Mexican President Felipe Calderon's approval rating held at a comfortable 65 percent in a newspaper poll on Saturday, although he lost support for his war against violent drug cartels.
Mexico Leader Prepares for State of Union
 Sergio Solache & Chris Hawley
The last time President Felipe Calderón set foot in Mexico's capitol building, the result was total bedlam. This weekend, the conservative president goes back into the fray to deliver his first State of the Union report.
Green Plan to Cut Mexico City Smog
 Diego Cevallos
The Mexico City government announced new environmental measures Thursday aimed at further restricting traffic, the main culprit for the city’s notorious smog. The plan is also to streamline the city’s chaotic traffic, in the face of warnings from experts of a total collapse of the system by 2010.
Thousands Evacuate Mexico City Building
 Associated Press
More than 10,000 people were evacuated from Latin America's tallest building on Thursday after a bomb squad found a device in the parking garage that possibly could contain explosives.
Canadians Not Suspects in Slayings, Mexico Says
 Richard Brennan
Mexican authorities say two Thunder Bay women are not suspects in the brutal Ianiero murders and should have no fear travelling outside Canada.
Cartel Member Wanted in U.S. Nabbed
 Julie Watson
A high-ranking Gulf drug cartel member wanted in Texas for allegedly threatening to kill U.S. federal agents was arrested in a raid on a steak house in Mexico City, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Mexican Army Denies Existence of Report Allegedly Linking Senator to Guerrilla Group
 Associated Press
Mexico's Defense Department on Wednesday denied the existence of an alleged intelligence report linking a senator to a guerrilla group that claims to have bombed oil and gas pipelines last month.
Mexico City: Amnesty International Declares New Abortion Policy
 Perlocutionary
Amnesty International has shed away its "neutral" stance on abortion and will from now onwards openly support its decriminalization and demand access to abortion in cases of rape, incest and danger for the mother's health or life.
Mexico's Calderon Breaks Tradition to Dodge Protests
 Miguel Angel Gutierrez
Facing noisy protests by leftist deputies, Mexican President Felipe Calderon has turned his back on Congress and booked a Mexico City concert hall to deliver his first state-of-the-nation speech.
Mexico Extradites Record 64 Criminals to US
 Reuters
Mexico has extradited a record 64 drug kingpins and people smugglers to the United States so far this year, a U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday, part of Mexican President Felipe Calderon's war on drug cartels.
Deported Mexican Migrant Mom Asks Mexican President to Return to US as Peace Ambassador
 Associated Press
The recently deported illegal migrant and activist who took refuge in a Chicago church for a year, has asked the Mexico's president to appoint her "peace and justice" ambassador so she can return to the United States.
Smuggled Turtle Eggs Seized in Mexico
 Reuters
Mexican police have seized tens of thousands of eggs of endangered turtles from a group of smugglers in the southern state of Oaxaca, where the eggs are a delicacy believed to have aphrodisiac powers.
Oaxaca: State Government Reprimanded on Human Rights
 Bill Weinberg
One year after the assassination of APPO supporter José Jiménez Colmenares during a march in Oaxaca City, there have been no arrests in the case or advances in the investigation.
Snatched Sniffer Dog Found in Park
 Reuters
An elite Mexican sniffer dog kidnapped five days ago was found abandoned in a Mexico City park on Monday and reunited with its police handlers. Working on a tip, federal police found Rex IV tied to a tree in a park in the gritty Iztapalapa neighborhood.
Mexican Opposition Leader Calls for Unity
 Prensa Latina
Mexican opposition leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called the people to unite around the movement he heads to counter the political mafia that causes the country's impoverishment.
178 Undocumented Central Americans Detained in Mexico
 Yao Siyan
A total of 178 Central American illegal immigrants were discovered and detained when traveling in a truck in the southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas, Mexico's National Migration Institute (INM) said on Friday.
Telescope in Mexico to Look for Dawn of Universe
 Jane Bussey
On this windswept peak where visitors gasp in the thin air, Mexico is building the world's largest telescope of its kind, an instrument primed to be powerful enough for scientists to look back at the dawn of the universe.
Dean Rains Pound Mexico, 10 Dead
 Armando Tovar
Heavy rains from Hurricane Dean pounded western Mexico on Thursday after the storm killed at least 10 people in a three-day rampage across the breadth of the country.
Mexican Congress Denounces Violations by U.S. Agencies
 Prensa Latina
A plenum of the Permanent Commission of Mexico’s Congress last week denounced the humiliations, abuse, violations of human rights and deaths of immigrants in U.S. border facilities.
One Killed, 24 Injured in Mexican Bull Running
 Reuters
One man was gored to death by a bull's horn and 24 people were injured in a weekend running of the bulls in central Mexico, a less well-known cousin of Spain's famous Pamplona festival.
Mexican Lawmakers Worry About Obesity
 News Post India
A recent national nutrition survey has Mexican lawmakers worried about rising rates of obesity and diabetes, and are threatening to do battle with the makers and peddlers of junk food.
'Cop-Killer' Guns From US Seen Crossing into Mexico
 Ioan Grillo
Authorities are sounding the alarm about an influx of assault rifles, armor-piercing pistols, and fragmentation grenades from the United States, weapons that they say are increasingly being used to kill police and soldiers fighting drug cartels.
Calderón Style Resonates in Mexico
 Angus Reid
Mexican head of state Felipe Calderón enjoys a significant amount of public support, according to a poll by Consulta Mitofsky. 65.8 per cent of respondents agree with the way the president is governing, up 0.8 points since March.
Undocumented Migrants Have Labour Rights, Mexico Courts Rule
 Emilio Godoy
Two recent court rulings in Mexico hold out a glimmer of hope for greater respect for the rights of undocumented immigrants in this country.
Mexican Migration Officials Arrested, Charged with Human Smuggling
 Associated Press
The Mexican Attorney General's office announced Thursday the arrest of two immigration officials suspected of using their positions to lead an illegal human trafficking ring.
Mexico Plans to Send Trucks Across Border this Month
 Sandi Soendker
A Mexican publication that covers Mexico’s transportation industry reported this week that the Secretariat of Communications and Transportes said that the cross-border pilot program is coming by the end of this month.
Mexico Court Rules Cananea Strike Can Go On
 Frank Jack Daniel
A Mexican court ruled on Wednesday that a two-week old strike at Grupo Mexico's Cananea copper mine can continue for the time being. The court said miners at Cananea would not lose their jobs if they stayed on strike over safety rules.
Mexico Deports Stranded Migrants
 BBC News
Hundreds of illegal immigrants have been deported from Mexico after they became stranded when a train route through the country was closed down. Up to 7,000 people - mostly from Guatemala and Honduras - got stuck in southern Mexico when a rail link to the US ceased operating.
Mexico to Upgrade Notorious Post Service
 Associated Press
The Mexican government has signed an agreement with the U.S. Postal Service to improve Mexico's notoriously inefficient mail agency.
Mexico City Pollution May Cause Lung Disease
 American Thoracic Society Journa
Children who are chronically exposed to higher levels of air pollution show marked deficiencies in lung growth and function, and not just short-term breathing problems, according to researchers in Mexico.
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