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 News Around the Republic of Mexico
Priest Arrested in Southern Mexico on Sex Abuse Charges
 Associated Press
A Roman Catholic priest was arrested and will face trial on charges of raping a 9-year-old girl in 2004 and sexually abusing as many as a dozen others, authorities said.
September 16th - Mexican Independence Day
 Allan Wall
Every nation needs symbols, traditions and celebrations, to affirm its identity and pass its traditions to the next generation. That’s why national holidays are important. One of the most popular Mexican patriotic holidays is Independence Day.
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Mexican Cinema
 Jeff Heinrich
Good things (like Tex-Mex music and tacos). Bad things (migrant smugglers and drug cartels). Ugly things (the 400 unsolved mysteries of murdered women in Ciudad Juárez since 1993). Whatever the vision, one truth emerges: this is a part of the world shot through with a streak of radical independence.
Mexican President Vetoes Biofuel Law
 Arturo Barba
Mexican president Felipe Calderón has vetoed a bioenergy law to establish biofuel production in the country, saying that it focuses too much on maize and sugarcane production.
Deported Mother Sends Her Child to US Protests
 Lorraine Orlandi
After deportation to Mexico, a single mother continues her efforts to show how U.S. immigration policy separates families. She sent her 8-year-old, U.S.-born son to attend hearings and demonstrations in D.C. this week.
Mexican Lawmakers Restrict Campaign Broadcasts
 Adam Thomson
Mexico's Senate this week approved constitutional changes to the country's electoral laws that stand significantly to reduce the airtime political parties and candidates can use during campaigns.
High US Cocaine Cost Shows Drug War Working: Mexico
 Reuters
Mexico's attorney general said on Friday fewer drug-related killings at home and rising narcotics prices in the United States showed his government is winning the war against cartels.
Mexico Oil Bombers Say Acting in Self-Defense
 Adriana Barrera & Frank Jack Daniel
Leftist rebels behind this week's crippling bomb attacks on Mexican gas and oil pipelines said they are acting in self-defense against government aggression.
Gunmen Kill Central Mexican State Police Chief
 Reuters
Gunmen murdered a police chief in the central Mexican state of San Luis Potosi on Thursday as he drove to a restaurant with his family, the latest killing in a spike in drug violence in Mexico.
Mexican Truckers Want to Suspend Pilot Program in US, Mexico
 Associated Press
The private organization that represents most of Mexico's freight haulers is demanding that the Mexican government suspend a pilot cross-border trucking program.
Mexico Rebels Vow More Attacks
 E. Eduardo Castillo
A rebel group claiming responsibility for gas pipeline explosions that cost Mexican businesses millions of dollars said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press Thursday that the attacks will continue until authorities release two rebels they believe are in government custody.
Mexico Police Probe Truck Inferno
 BBC News
Mexican police are investigating the explosion of a truck carrying ammonium nitrate that is now known to have killed at least 28 people. Officials initially said more than 30 people had died in Sunday's blast in the northern state of Coahuila.
Critics: Deported Activist Is Exploiting Son
 CBS
Saul, the 8-year-old son of deported immigrant activist Elvira Arellano is in high demand at rallies, but some critics worry he is being exploited.
Victims' Group: Mexican Cardinal Knew of Abuse
 Jessica Bernstein-Wax
A victims' group said Tuesday that newly released documents support its claim that Mexico's most prominent cardinal knew a Mexican priest was suspected of molesting children but transferred him to the United States anyway.
Mexico Pipeline Bombers Threaten New Attacks
 Frank Jack Daniel & Alistair Bell
A leftist rebel group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for bomb attacks on Mexican oil and gas pipelines earlier this week, and threatened more assaults against the state-owned oil company.
Army to Protect Mexican Oil Infrastructure After Explosions
 Xinhua
Soldiers are being drafted in to guard Mexico's oil and gas works following several explosions at gas ducts Monday, the nation's interior ministry said.
9 Pilgrims Killed in Mexico Bus Crash
 Associated Press
A bus carrying worshippers on a pilgrimage to a famous shrine in central Mexico plunged into a valley Monday, killing nine passengers and leaving 38 injured.
Mexican Rebels Claim Pipeline Attacks
 Associated Press
A shadowy leftist guerrilla group took credit for a string of explosions that ripped apart at least six Mexican oil and gas pipelines Monday, rattling financial markets and causing hundreds of millions of dollars in lost production.
Calderon Arrives in India for Three-Day Visit
 Agence France-Presse
Mexican President Felipe Calderon met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday at the beginning of a three-day visit expected to focus on boosting trade between the two emerging economies.
Explosions Strike Mexico Gas Pipelines
 Associated Press
Several explosions believed to be the work of saboteurs ripped apart natural gas pipelines for Mexico's state oil monopoly early Monday, the company said. There were no reports of injuries.
Mexico Dynamite Truck Explosion Kills 37
 Associated Press
A truck carrying mining explosives blew up after colliding with another vehicle in northern Mexico, killing at least 37 people, including three reporters who came to the scene, state and federal officials said.
Mexico Sends 1st Long-Haul Trucks to US
 Lisa J. Adams
Two Mexican tractor-trailers have delivered payloads in New York and South Carolina, becoming the first trucks to operate deep in the United States under a long-delayed, NAFTA-mandated program criticized on both sides of the border.
Floods Cause 50,000 Casualties in Mexico
 An Lu
The passing of Hurricanes Dean, Felix and Henriette through Mexican territory has brought heavy rainfalls and widespread floods, causing around 50,000 casualties.
Mexican Trucks Ready to Roll
 Oscar Avila
A pilot program to allow the haulers anywhere in the U.S. - and vice versa - is stoking new debates over NAFTA on both sides of the border.
Mothers of Slain Women Unhappy with Juárez Films
 Alfredo Corchado
The mothers wanted the world to hear of their daughters' brutal slayings. Their hope was that movie producers in Hollywood could keep their memories alive and reignite the fight for justice. But critics panned the two Hollywood motion pictures inspired by the killings of hundreds of young women in Juárez, across the border from El Paso.
Fox Extols Significance of Presidential Library
 Jeorge Zarazua
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox didn't pass up the opportunity this week to tell members of the Texas Credit Union League meeting in San Antonio of his latest project nearing completion: a presidential library.
Key Video Evidence Blocked in Child Sex Ring Trial
 Diego Cevallos
Prosecutors in a case involving the sexual abuse of children in Mexico have failed to hand over to the courts 10 video recordings and 70 photos that show the accused, who claims to have friends in high places, in compromising circumstances with minors.
Mexican Drug Boss Gets 22 Years
 BBC News
A Mexican judge has sentenced a jailed leader of the notorious Tijuana drugs gang to a further 22 years in prison for trafficking and organised crime.
Mexico to Relaunch Diplomatic Ties with Cuba, Venezuela
 Xinhua
Mexico's relations with Venezuela and Cuba are regaining pace and the three countries plan to exchange ambassadors soon, Mexico's foreign minister said Tuesday.
Another Quake Shakes Mexico's Gulf of California
 Reuters
An earthquake hit Mexico's Gulf of California on Tuesday, not far from the site of a stronger quake recorded on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
Mexico Violence May Get Worse
 Latin Business Chronicle
Mexico's president faces violence from drug cartels and guerrillas and it will likely get worse before it gets better, experts warn. Local and foreign investors are growing worried about the rising violence in Mexico, although support for the security strategy of President Calderon remains high.
Mexico's Peyote Endangered by 'Drug Tourists'
 Lourdes Garcia-Navarro
Though peyote has been used for hundreds of years by Mexican Indians, it only became popular outside of indigenous communities after Carlos Castaneda wrote The Teachings of Don Juan in the 1970s. All of a sudden, Americans, Europeans and other foreigners began making pilgrimages to Mexico to hunt for peyote and consume it recreationally.
A Mexican Miscellany that Goes Beyond the News
 Allan Wall
In a country as large and diverse as Mexico there are all sorts of things other than political wrangling and drug violence for the media to cover, and many stories that run somewhat "under the radar screen" are also of interest to Mexico news watchers.
Mexican Government Excels with Hurricane Prevention in Yucatan
 Khaki Scott
The State of Yucatan maintains a Department of Civil Protection that is little short of amazing in its ability to prepare for, survive, and recover from a hurricane of any strength.
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