Posts Tagged ‘mexico’

Bud nears Mexico, now a tropical storm

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

“Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion,” forecasters warn has Hurricane Bud nears Mexico's Pacific coast.

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Bud nears Mexico, now a tropical storm

In Remote Honduras Area, Drug Raid Stirs Anger

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

Despite an influx of American assistance, residents of an area of Honduras that has become a way station for cocaine on its way north say they feel threatened.

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Hurricane Bud forms near Mexico

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

Hurricane Bud formed off the southwestern coast of Mexico late Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami reported.

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Hurricane Bud forms near Mexico

VIDEO: Workers rescued from Mexico office fire

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

A fire in an office building in Mexico City prompted the evacuation of 600 people and the rescue of about a dozen office workers who were trapped on the roof of the building.

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VIDEO: Workers rescued from Mexico office fire

Trafficked: Sex slaves seduced and sold

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

The Mexico-US trade in women that makes men rich

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Trafficked: Sex slaves seduced and sold

‘El Loco’ held in 49 Mexico killings

Monday, May 21st, 2012

One of the main suspects in the killings of 49 people in northern Mexico received orders from the top leaders of the Zetas cartel, a military official said Monday.

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‘El Loco’ held in 49 Mexico killings

VIDEO: ‘I would repeat Olympic fist protest’

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

At the Mexico City Olympics in 1968 two black medal winners made a significant political statement by raising their fists on the winners’ podium.

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VIDEO: ‘I would repeat Olympic fist protest’

Mexico Detains Third General Tied to Drug Cartel

Friday, May 18th, 2012

The arrests of a group of generals were without precedent in recent memory, and reports suggested that other key figures in the drug war could be arrested.

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49 headless bodies normal in Mexico?

Friday, May 18th, 2012

On Sunday, 49 decapitated bodies were found on a major highway outside Monterrey, Mexico, which is about 80 miles southwest of the U.S. border.

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49 headless bodies normal in Mexico?

200-year-old shipwreck found in Gulf

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

A wooden ship believed to be over 200 years old was discovered during a recent exploration of the northern Gulf of Mexico, according to a press release from the U.S. National Oceanic and Astmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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Mexico writer Carlos Fuentes dies

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Carlos Fuentes, one of the most famous Latin American authors, known for fiction and political essays, dies in Mexico at the age of 83.

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Mexicans Unflinching in Face of Drug War’s Carnage

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Many Mexicans are increasingly disturbed by their disaffection as drug violence has taken a turn for the worse.

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Mexicans Unflinching in Face of Drug War’s Carnage

Carlos Fuentes, Mexican novelist, dies at 83

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Carlos Fuentes, the politically engaged Mexican novelist and irrepressible bon vivant who stood at the forefront of Latin American letters for more than half a century, died May 15 at a hospital in Mexico City. He was 83. Read full article > >

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Mexican Novelist Carlos Fuentes Dies

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

83-year-old passes away at a Mexico City hospital.

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Mexican Novelist Carlos Fuentes Dies

‘Total barbarity’ as Mexican cartel dumps 49 torsos along highway

Monday, May 14th, 2012

MEXICO CITY — The headless torsos of 43 men and six women were found early Sunday along a highway between the U.S. border and the northern Mexican city of Monterrey, the latest in an escalating series of horrific mass killings among warring drug gangs here. Read full article > >

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