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Media Campaign Denounced in Mexico
 Prensa Latina
Venezuelan, Bolivian and Ecuadorian ambassadors to Mexico denounced the media campaign currently developed against people's governments in Latin America.
 World's Fattest Man Enjoys the Simple Things
 Tom Chivers & Katie Franklin
Bed-bound and unable to look after himself, in January 2006, after five years of isolation, Mr Uribe made an impassioned plea on Mexican national television for help.
Mexico Protests U.S. Ruling on Death Row Case
 Miguel Angel Gutierrez
Mexico protested on Monday a U.S. Supreme Court ruling rejecting the reopening of a dual-murder case against a Mexican on death row.
More Than 100 Prisoners Freed in Mexico
 Associated Press
Mexican officials are releasing more than 100 prisoners in southern Mexico after determining there is little or no evidence against them.
Four Dead in Violent Mexican City Despite Troops
 Ignacio Alvarado
Drug hitmen tortured and killed four men, wrapping their heads in black garbage bags, as thousands of soldiers and federal police arrived to bolster security in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, local authorities said Monday.
 Mexico Economy Still Strong: Cenbank
 Noel Randewich & Alistair Bell
Mexico's economy has yet to suffer a significant slowdown despite a feared recession in the United States, as industrial output and investment stay fairly healthy, says Central Bank Gov. Guillermo Ortiz.
Mexican Serial Killer Sentenced
 Associated Press
A former female wrestler who terrorized Mexico City as the "Little Old Lady Killer" was sentenced to 759 years in jail on Monday for killing 16 elderly women.
Citigroup Branch in Mexican Capital Damaged by Bomb
 Noel Randewich
An explosion broke windows outside a Citigroup-owned bank in Mexico's capital late Sunday, but nobody was injured, authorities said.
Striking Miners Block Entrance to Major Mexico Pit
 Mica Rosenberg
Striking miners have blocked the entrance to one of Mexico's largest copper mines, complicating a resolution to an eight-month work stoppage, union and company officials said on Sunday.
Mexican Student with FARC Rebels Seeks Refugee Status
 Franco Ordonez
As the Mexican government pursues two investigations into the links between Mexico and Colombia's FARC rebels, a Mexican student who survived a Colombian forces attack on a FARC camp in the South American jungle has requested "political refuge" in Ecuador.
Mexico Should Delay Oil Sector Shake-Up - Lawmaker
 Catherine Bremer
Mexico's government should shelve a planned reform to revive the flagging state-run oil sector given passionate opposition to a possible clause to let in private partners, a top lawmaker said on Friday.
Mexico Dog Sculptures Removed on Protest
 Associated Press
Sculptures of Chihuahua dogs wearing traditional outfits were yanked from a stop along Mexico's Copper Canyon railway after protests from Tarahumara indigenous groups that found them offensive, a state official said Thursday.
UN: Mexico Violating Human Rights of Migrants
 Cyril Mychalejko
Central American migrants traveling through Mexico to the United States are facing violence and abuse by Mexican authorities, a UN official stated last week.
Mexico Sends New Troops to US Border
 Associated Press
The Mexican government said Thursday it has sent more than 2,500 soldiers and federal police to curb soaring violence in a border state across from Texas and New Mexico.
Oil Exploration Issue Splits Mexico
 Héctor Tobar & Marla Dickerson
Mexico's oil has long been a source of national pride. Now, with reserves dwindling away, President Felipe Calderon has floated a controversial initiative to rescue the government oil giant, Pemex: allow foreigners to help the company drill for oil.
Mexican Army Engaged in 5-Hour Shootout With Gang
 Cyntia Barrera Diaz
About 200 soldiers and police engaged in a five-hour battle with gunmen in northern Mexico on Wednesday, killing two suspected hitmen amid rising violence in Mexico's war on drug traffickers.
Calderon Announces $420M Highway Project In Oaxaca
 Paul Kiernan
Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced Tuesday a 4.5 billion peso ($420.6 million) highway project connecting the southern city of Oaxaca to the coastal resort towns of Huatulco and Puerto Escondido.
Mexico Says Drug Gangs Not Behind Bomb Attack
 Miguel Angel Gutierrez
Mexico's attorney general said Tuesday drug cartels were not behind a botched bombing in Mexico City last month, crushing the theory of city officials who had blamed narcotics smugglers for the attack.
Smugglers' Deadly Cargo: Cop-Killing Guns
 Drew Griffin & John Murgatroyd
A deadly trade is occurring along the U.S. border with Mexico, federal officials say - a flood of guns, heading south, used by drug thugs to kill Mexican cops.
Mexico's Ruling Party Delays Proposal for Energy Bill
 Adriana Lopez Caraveo & Jens Erik Gould
Mexican President Felipe Calderon's National Action Party delayed plans to unveil a bill that would open up the state oil industry to private or foreign investment.
Mexico Leftists Deadlocked in Vote Dispute
 Ken Ellingwood
Mexico's main opposition party was in disarray Monday after failing to resolve a week-old dispute over the results of a leadership vote.
Man Killed on Mexico's Caribbean Coast for Casting an 'Evil Eye'
 Jorge Dominguez
Two men have confessed to brutally killing a man who made his living practicing witchcraft because they believed he had put an “evil eye” on a relative, officials on Mexico's Caribbean coast said Monday.
Mexico Vows to Invest US$21 Billion in Water Projects
 Associated Press
President Felipe Calderon pledged Monday to invest US$21 billion (€13.6 billion) in water projects to expand drinking water networks, drainage and water treatment plants over the next five years.
Juárez Courts Take Historic Leap in Adopting Legal Reform
 Louie Gilot
The brand new courthouse in Juárez - a cluster of small courtrooms with fresh paint and new furniture - may seem unremarkable to an American visitor but it represents a historic change in Mexico. In these rooms, a sweeping legal reform is taking place.
Founder of Mexico's Main Leftist Party Calls for Annulling Leadership Vote
 Mark Stevenson
The founder of Mexico's main leftist party said Friday the organization was "irreversibly damaged" by fraud-tainted internal leadership election and called for annulling the March 16 vote.
10 Artificial Beaches Created in Mexico City
 Ken Ellingwood
As throngs of well-off Mexicans raced off this month to join U.S. college students at resort hot spots such as Acapulco and Cancun, the Mexico City government has offered a consolation prize for residents too poor to get away: fake beaches.
Gunmen Kill 5 in Attack on Mexico Police
 Noel Randewich
Suspected drug cartel gunmen killed five people in an attack on a police station in central Mexico and during their subsequent escape, authorities said on Saturday.
Rights Groups Protest Killing of Students in FARC Camp
 Diego Cevallos
Human rights groups in Mexico and Ecuador plan to take legal action against the Colombian government for what they call the "unjustified massacre" of four Mexican students in this month’s attack on a FARC guerrilla camp in Ecuador.
8 Deaths Cap Off Bloody Week in Juárez
 Alfredo Corchado
Eight killings in this grim border city as Good Friday turned to Black Friday, culminating one of the bloodiest weeks in memory, officials and residents said.
Mexico Blames Delays on Brenda Martin
 Charles Rusnell
The Mexican Embassy issued a statement late Thursday blaming Brenda Martin herself for delays in the jailed Canadian's trial.
For Mexico's Left, an Awkward Reprise
 Ken Ellingwood
López Obrador’s party, Mexico's main opposition, is embroiled in a new vote-counting controversy, this time over results of its own election Sunday to choose new leaders.
Mexico Approves Rules to Begin Planting GM Corn
 Mica Rosenberg
Mexico, widely thought to be the birthplace of corn, said on Wednesday it will begin allowing experimental planting of genetically modified crops, despite resistance from some farmers who question their safety.
Thousands Flock To 'Weeping' Mary Statue In Mexico
 CBS
Thousands of Mexican Catholics have flocked to the village of Pedro Escobedo in the state of Queretaro since Sunday to see a figure of the Virgin Mary that was allegedly shedding tears.
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