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 Mexican Bus Crash Kills 11, Some Americans
 Oscar Villalba
A tractor-trailer slammed into a bus carrying Canadian and U.S. tourists on a northern Mexico highway, killing 11, officials said Tuesday.
Retired General Takes Over Ciudad Juarez Security
 Marina Montemayo
A retired Mexican army general took over as head of public safety in the violence-plagued border city of Ciudad Juarez on Monday and a retired colonel was sworn in as police chief, as part of a militarization that includes 7,000 soldiers dispatched to keep the peace in the city of 1.3 million.
Mexico to Impose Sanctions on US Exports
 Alan Beattie & Adam Thomson
A long-simmering trade dispute boiled over into sanctions on Monday after Mexico said it would raise tariffs on $2.4bn of US exports in retaliation for ending a pilot programme to allow Mexican trucks on American roads.
Thirsty Mexico City Plans $800 Million Water Purifier
 Firat Kayakiran & Jeremy van Loon
Mexico plans to tackle a chronic shortage of clean water by building an $800 million purification plant for its sprawling capital city of 20 million inhabitants.
Mexico, US Carry Out Exchange of 36 Inmates
 Associated Press
Mexico and the United States have exchanged 36 inmates who were sent to their respective countries to serve out the remainder of their sentences.
2,000 More Troops Arrive in Mexican Border City
 Associated Press
Mexico deployed 2,000 troops to this embattled northern border city Friday to reinforce a crackdown against drug gangs.
Retired US College Teacher Murdered In Mexico
 CBS 2
Joe William Johnson of Delavan, Wis., a retired College of Lake County instructor, has been found dead in his vacation home in Guadalajara, Mexico.
President Calderón to Deliver Cement Floors to Every Home in the Country by 2012
 Presidencia de la República
On tour in San Luis Potosí, President Felipe Calderón pledged that by the end of his administration, all the country’s homes would have cement floors.
Mexico Blasts Forbes for Putting Drug Lord on List
 The Associated Press
Mexico is decrying Forbes Magazine's decision to include the reputed leader of one of the country's most violent drug cartels on its list of billionaires.
Police Extortion of US Tourists have Declined Dramatically in Mexico
 Theodore Koumelis
U.S. visitors have been staying away from Tijuana and other border areas, fearful they could get caught up in the rise in violence and kidnappings. Yet tourists are not being targeted, and major incidents in recent months have largely bypassed tourist areas.
Fugitive Drug Lord Makes Forbes' Billionaire List
 Mark Stevenson
Who says crime doesn't pay? A suspected drug lord who is Mexico's most-wanted fugitive made the Forbes list of billionaires on Wednesday with a fortune described as "self made."
President Calderón Calls on State and Municipal Governments to Fight Crime Together
 Presidencia de la República
In Guadalajara, Jalisco, where the first stage of the Articulated Macrobus System was inaugurated, President Felipe Calderón called on state and municipal governments to close ranks and work together to fight crime.
Mexican Military Captures Suspected Drug Trafficker, Detains 53 Others
 Sandra Dibble
The arrest of a high-ranking drug trafficker by the Mexican military early Sunday has led to the detention of at least a dozen state and municipal law enforcement officers suspected of cooperating with organized crime, authorities said Monday.
Carlos Slim Plans 7.9 Billion Pesos for ‘09 Charity
 Crayton Harrison
Carlos Slim Helu, the billionaire who controls Telefonos de Mexico SAB, plans to spend 7.9 billion pesos ($512 million) through his charities to improve health and education in Mexico.
Mexico Condemns Attack in Northern Ireland
 Presidencia de la República
On behalf of the Mexican Government, the Foreign Affairs Secretariat strongly condemned the attack on a military base in Massereene, Northern Ireland that led to the deaths of two members of the British armed forces and seriously wounded four civilians.
Sarkozy Denies Mexico is a 'Failed State'
 Agence France-Presse
French President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed Mexico's efforts to battle its spiraling drug violence ahead of his first official visit to the country, and denied that Mexico was a "failed state."
Travelers Be Aware: Mexico is Behind the Times
 Ed Walsh
You will literally be going back in time if you travel to Mexico over the next month. We switched to daylight saving time early on Sunday morning, March 8. But Mexico won't switch until a month from now, April 5.
President Calderón Urges All Levels of Government to Work Together to Combat Organized Crime
 Presidencia de la República
During the Inauguration of the Expansion of the Kyocera Mexicana Company, President Felipe Calderón urged all orders of government to work together to combat organized crime.
Mexican Capo Guzman Behind Drug War Deaths
 obin Emmott
One man looms behind the worst violence in a drugs war on Mexico's U.S. border that is shaking President Felipe Calderon's government and worrying Washington.
Mexican Soldiers Arrested for Alleged Drug Ties
 Mica Rosenberg
A dozen Mexican soldiers were arrested on suspicion of working with the violent Gulf Cartel, the Mexican army said on Thursday, a blow to President Felipe Calderon's military-backed campaign against drug gangs.
World's Heaviest Man Gets a Lift in Custom Van
 Associated Press
The world's heaviest man still can't walk, but he will soon be able to roll. Manuel Uribe said Thursday he is having a 1989 Chevrolet Astrovan outfitted to support his record-breaking weight, giving him mobility after more than six years of being confined to his bed.
Mexico Pours Troops into Border City Stricken by Drug War
 Emanuella Grinberg
Nearly 7,000 Mexican soldiers and federal police arrived in the U.S.-Mexico border city of Ciudad Juarez this week to restore security to a city plagued by a long-standing, bloody drug war.
Mexico "Deeply" Worried about Deadly Border City
 Catherine Bremer
Mexico is deeply worried about an explosion of drug gang killings on its border with Texas, but its army is stronger than the cartels, Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora told Reuters on Tuesday.
Mexico City Increases Airport Security After Robberies
 Olga R. Rodriguez
More than 800 federal and local police have been assigned to improve security in and around Mexico City's international airport after a series of armed robberies against travelers who exchanged money there, authorities announced this week.
President Felipe Calderón Receives Cycling Champion Lance Armstrong
 Presidencia de la República
During the visit by Lance Armstrong, the cyclist who overcame cancer and has won the Tour de France seven times, President Felipe Calderón said that his government has tripled the budget for the Social Security Program in three years, adding that by 2011, Mexico will achieve universal health coverage, whereby all Mexicans will have doctors, medicine and treatment.
Mexico Sending 5,000 Troops to Juarez
 Julian Cardona
Mexico is sending up to 5,000 new troops and federal police to the country's most violent city, where law and order is on the brink of collapse in a brutal war between drug gangs aided by corrupt police.
Mexico Drug Violence May Be Reaching Peak
 CBS/AP
President Felipe Calderon on Thursday rejected U.S. concerns that Mexico is losing control of its territory to drug cartels.
Grenade Attack Wounds 5 in Mexican Beach Town
 Associated Press
Assailants in an SUV hurled two grenades at a police station in the Pacific resort town of Zihuatanejo last weekend, wounding one officer and four civilians.
As Crime Mounts, Mexicans Turn to Vigilante Justice
 Ioan Grillo
It is too early to say whether Mexico's self-proclaimed avengers will become a significant force in Mexico's battle with crime. Some of them may simply be angry citizens sending out messages not backed by any action.
Mexico Tests Remains for US Anti-Kidnap Expert
 Robin Emmott
Mexican police are running DNA tests on charred human bodies found in northern Mexico last week to see if an abducted U.S. anti-kidnap expert could be among them, a police official said on Friday.
Accused Thief Stoned to Death in Southern Mexico
 Associated Press
Police say teenagers stoned a 22-year-old man to death in southern Mexico because they believed he had stolen a cell phone and a bicycle from one of their friends.
 Audio Slideshow: Mexico Drug Violence
 BBC News
Mexico is in the grip of vicious drug-related violence as traffickers battle each other and the authorities. Nowhere has seen more bloodshed than Ciudad Juarez, a sprawling city on the US-Mexico border.
Mexico: Exodus of Migrants Falls by More than Half
 Mark Stevenson
Migration from Mexico, mainly to the United States, has fallen dramatically as fewer Mexicans leave their country to look for work abroad amid a global economic downturn, the government said Thursday.
Calderon Slams Anti-Army Street Protests
 Robin Emmott
Mexican President Felipe Calderon Thursday condemned this week's street protests against his army-backed drug war, saying they were cowardly acts orchestrated by drug traffickers.
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