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16 Missing as Mudslide Hits Village in Flood-Hit Mexico
 Pablo Perez
At least 16 people were missing and feared dead Tuesday after a mudslide struck a village in flood-hit southern Mexico, amid reports of rampant looting.
 Mexico Mudslide Swamps Village
 Reuters
Death toll unclear as rescue teams search for people missing beneath the mudslides in the flood-hit south.
'Dog' Chapman Off the Hook in Mexico
 Paul Elias
Television bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman, who had his reality show taken off the air after getting caught using a racial slur, will not be extradited to Mexico to face a pending appeal of kidnapping charges against him, a judge ruled Monday.
Mexican Flood Victims Scramble for Food
 Ioan Grillo
Hungry and dehydrated victims of one of the worst floods in Mexico's history scrambled for government packages of food and medicine, while at least 20,000 people remained trapped Monday on the rooftops of homes swallowed by water.
Garza Comments on Manzanillo Drug Seizure
 PVNN
After Mexican police and customs seized more than 23.5 tons of cocaine last Tuesday, US Ambassador Antonio O. Garza released a statement commending Mexico President Calderon's commitment to cripple drug lords and bring them to justice.
Mexico's Flood Victims Wait for Aid
 Reuters
Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who visited the flood-hit state of Tabasco over the weekend, unveiled plans for damage repair in the waterlogged region.
Food, Water Scarce After Mexico Floods
 Ioan Grillo
Authorities worked early Monday to deliver badly needed food and water to thousands of residents stranded by devastating floods that have damaged the homes of up to 500,000 people.
Lack of Jobs in Mexico is Acute
 Jeremy Schwartz
Most analysts agree Mexico needs about 6 percent annual economic growth to reach its job-creation target. This year, Mexico's economy is on pace to grow by 2.9 percent, among the lowest rates in Latin America.
Exodus Out of Mexico Flood Zone
 DDNews
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled severe floods in the South Mexican state of Tabasco where rivers burst their banks after heavy rain.
Mexican Floods Bring Scary Aftermath
 News Limited
Devastating floods in southern Mexico have claimed eight lives and left 800,000 people homeless as rescuers at the weekend struggled to evacuate people from rooftops and bring supplies to those protecting their homes from would-be looters.
In Mexico, Help Slow But Sure After Flooding Disaster
 Pablo Perez
Rescue workers and police were out in force Saturday still trying to help locals in Mexico's devastated southern Tabasco state - 80 percent under water after its worst natural disaster in decades.
Thousands Perched on Rooftops in Mexico Floods 
 Alberto Fajardo
Thousands of people perched on rooftops in southern Mexico on Saturday, hoping to be evacuated from devastating flooding that has left most of Tabasco state under water and 800,000 people homeless.
Calderon Pledges Flood Aid
 Reuters
Mexican President Felipe Calderon visits flooded southern state of Tabasco and pledges support to those affected.
Mexico Fears Disease Outbreak From Flood
 Antonio Villegas
Military trucks hauled bottled water, food and clothing to Mexico's flooded Gulf coast Friday as rescue workers in helicopters and boats worked furiously to retrieve thousands of victims stranded on rooftops.
Mexico Doubles Size of Huge Cocaine Haul
 Reuters
Mexico's discovery of a huge cocaine shipment from Colombia grew even larger on Thursday as the government more than doubled the size of the haul to 23 tons, making it one of the world's biggest drug busts.
Mexican Drug Traffickers Launder Billions of Dollars in U.S. Each Year
 Mathaba
Mexican drug traffickers send about 10 billion U.S. dollars of laundered drug money to U.S. banks each year, Mexico's top prosecutor said Tuesday.
Mexican Panel Upholds Baja California's Gubernatorial Election
 S. Lynne Walker & Sandra Dibble
An effort to annul the Baja California governor's electionwas thrown out early Tuesday morning by Mexico's top electoral court. The much-awaited decision by the federal electoral tribunal clears the way for Thursday's inauguration of Jose Guadalupe Osuna Millan.
Mexican President at Center of Controversy
 Prensa Latina
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox, who faces a parliamentary investigation for alleged acts of corruption became the center of controversy again on Monday.
Mexico Senate Panels Pass 2008 Revenue Package
 Reuters
Mexican Senate committees approved the government's 2008 budget revenue bill on Monday, after it was revised in the lower house to include higher oil price estimates and income from newly approved taxes.
Mexico's Catholic Church Slams Halloween
 Mark Stevenson
Mexico's Roman Catholic church slammed Halloween as “damaging and against the faith” on Monday, and conservatives called on Mexicans to halt the steady encroachment of the gouls-and-goblins holiday and return to the country's traditional Day of the Dead ceremonies.
President Calderón Meets with Leaders of Mexican Communities Abroad
 Presidency of the Republic
Participants in the meeting have played a leading role as representatives of various organizations of Mexicans in the United States, and as promoters of some of the most important initiatives for the protection of Mexicans' rights abroad.
Mexico Responds to California Fires
 Frontera NorteSur
Straddling the US border, sections of Mexico's Baja California state were singed by the raging fires that erupted across the border in Southern California in recent days.
Brad Will Remembered in Oaxaca, Mexico
 DemocracyNow.org
In Oaxaca, Mexico, thousands of teachers and activists marched on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the murder of American journalist Brad Will.
The Second National Congress on Indigenous and Intercultural Education
 Nancy Davies
The Second National Congress on Indigenous and Intercultural Education in Oaxaca this week blossomed with peoples from all over Mexico, in a colorful array of men clad in the short pants of Chiapas authorities moving among women in jeans or long skirts or crowned with beribboned braids. It’s been a long process of self-definition for cultural rescue, language preservation, and equal rights and justice.
Mexico May Create Island Penal Colony for Drug Lords
 Laurence Iliff
Newcomers to this stunning Pacific island won't get an umbrella drink or the keys to an open-air Jeep for sightseeing. Instead, they're more likely to be handed a shovel, a list of rules and a housing assignment – with few early checkouts.
Mexican Animals Get Their Blessing
 Reuters
Mexicans bring their pets to Mass for blessing on the feast day of St Anthony the Abbott. It's an age-old tradition from colonial times, but it's still faithfully observed every year by Mexico's animal lovers and their beloved pets.
6 Mexican Soldiers Sentenced for Abandoning Post in Mass Rape Case
 Associated Press
Six soldiers linked to the rapes of 14 women in northern Mexico have been sentenced to prison by a military court for abandoning their posts. The soldiers received sentences of 18 months to two years in prison.
Mexican Politicians Engage in Mud-Slinging
 Hector Tobar
The long battle of words between former Mexican President Vicente Fox and his legion of detractors took an unusually personal turn Friday, with Fox saying one of his critics was involved in drug trafficking.
Mexico Probes Fatal Oil Rig Crash
 BBC News
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has ordered an inquiry after an accident on an offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico left at least 19 people dead.
Mexicans Fight Blaze on California Border
 Agence France-Presse
Mexican firefighters in the state of Baja California continued to battle a wildfire Friday in the area close to the US border after bringing six blazes under control, a top federal official said.
Mexican Writer Denies Cannibalism
 Independent Television News
A Mexican writer suspected of murdering and eating his ex-girlfriend has confessed to her killing in court but denied being a cannibal.
Blazes Rip Through Northern Mexico Destroying More Than 60 homes
 Associated Press
Two blazes roared through northern Mexico, destroying more than 60 homes just across the border from the deadly California wildfires before dying out, Mexican officials said Wednesday.
Death Toll in Gulf Oil Rig Accident Rises to 18, 7 Missing
 Olga R. Rodriguez
At least 18 oil workers were killed when a drilling rig hit an oil platform in stormy weather, spilling gas and oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the state-owned oil company said late Wednesday. Seven workers were still missing.
Mexican Firefighters Helping in California Return to Mexico to Fight Blaze
 Associated Press
About 60 Mexican firefighters crossed the border to help fight the California wildfires – then returned home as a separate blaze roared up on the Mexican side. About 30 firefighters each from the Mexican cities of Tijuana and Tecate headed north Sunday when the wildfires started in San Diego County.
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