| 12 die in bus accident in Mexico At least 12 people died Friday when a bus crashed with a truck at the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in southeastern Mexico, the authorities... | |
| BP: Blowout preventer that failed to stop Gulf of Mexico oil leak removed from well NEW ORLEANS - BP PLC said the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico was removed from the company's well on Friday afternoon. The process of raising it to... |
| Mexico arrests 6 in deadly Cancun bar blaze CANCUN, Mexico -- Mexican police have arrested six suspects in a bar fire that killed eight in the resort city of Cancun.Quintana Roo state Attorney General Francisco Alor says the suspects told... |
| Mexicans: U.S. cartoonist went too far The sketch created by political cartoonist Daryl Cagle depicts the green, white, and red Mexican flag with a bullet-riddled eagle sprawled in the center of the emblem. Mexico's coat of arms includes... |
| Mexican police arrest 6 suspected of torching bar in Cancun, killing 8 CANCUN, Mexico - Mexican police have arrested six suspects in a bar fire that killed eight in the resort city of Cancun. Quintana Roo state Attorney General Francisco Alor says the suspects told... |
| U.S. may drastically boost funding to aid Mexico's war on drug gangs Obama administration is considering a substantial spending increase on the Mexican drug war, the latest sign of its growing concern about the rampant violence incited by narcotics cartels... |
| BP says failed blowout preventer off Gulf well HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc removed a failed blowout preventer from atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well on Friday afternoon, a company spokesman... |
| US Govt says no leaking oil at Mariner platform HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. government inspectors found no leaking oil at Mariner Energy Inc's burned platform in the Gulf of Mexico, officials said late on Friday, allaying fears about more... |
| PRESS DIGEST - British business - Sept 4 IBLA.MC ). The Boeing 777-300ER is one of six aircraft to be brought into use over the next 18 months, operating on routes to such destinations as Dubai, Delhi, Mumbai and Chicago. BA, which is... |
| At least 13 killed, 11 injured in southern Mexico bus accident At least 13 people were killed and 11 others injured in a major bus accident that occurred in the early hours of Friday in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca, police sources said.The bus was... |
| Three lawmakers, mayor killed in small plane crash in S Mexico At least seven people, including three federal lawmakers, one mayor and one mayor-elect, were killed on Friday when a Cesna light aircraft crashed at the airport of Bahias de Huatulco, a resort town... |
| U.S. withholding $26 million in aid to Mexico The Associated Press The Obama administration is withholding $26 million in aid to Mexico, recommending that the government give more power to its human rights commission and crack down on... |
| Consulate killing, massacre suspect in S.A. A man suspected of ordering the assassination of a U.S. consulate worker in Ciudad Juárez and at least one other deadly attack in Mexico's bloody drug war appeared Friday in a San Antonio... |
| In Mexico, a high point for pot farms CORRE COYOTE, Mexico -- Times are good for the dope growers of the western Sierra Madre mountains. The army eradication squads that once hacked at the illicit marijuana fields have been diverted by... |
| ANALYSIS: Mexican drug wars fester along US border Mexico City - The Mexican state of Tamaulipas, which bumps up against the US border along the Gulf coast, has become the epicentre of Mexico's drug and crime war.The violence has spread to... |
| Two lawmakers among six dead in Mexico plane crash OAXACA, Mexico (AP) A plane crash in southern Mexico killed all six people on board Friday, including two federal legislators and two... |
| U.S. punishes Mexico for human rights abuses Army soldiers stop at a dirt road after a raid and gun battle on the vicinity of Ciudad Mier, northern Mexico, near the U.S. border on... |
| U.S. cartoonist went too far, Mexicans say The sketch created by political cartoonist Daryl Cagle depicts the green, white, and red Mexican flag with a bullet-riddled eagle sprawled in the center of the emblem. Mexico's coat of arms includes... |
| 2 Mexican congressmen die in plane crash OAXACA, Mexico - Two members of Mexico's Congress were among six people killed on Friday when their private plane crashed near a popular Mexican Pacific beach resort, officials said.Guillermo... |
| U.S. Withholds Millions in Mexico Antidrug Aid Merida Initiative , a three-year-old, $1.4 billion effort to help Mexico and Central American nations fight drug trafficking organizations. Under the program, 15 percent of the money for Mexico is... |
| Two Mexican congressmen die in plane crash OAXACA, Mexico (Reuters) - Two members of Mexico's Congress were among six people killed on Friday when their private plane crashed near a popular Mexican Pacific beach resort, officials... |
| Two shootouts, 30 dead in Mexico’s biggest cartel massacre A Mexican soldier stands before a dead drug trafficker in the town of General Trevino, Nuevo Leon State, bordering the United State on September 2,... |
| Veteran group Banda el Recodo still going strong MIAMI (Billboard) - After more than seven decades in the business, seminal act Banda el Recodo remains one of the top-selling groups in the genre of brass-based Mexican music. Founded in 1938 by Cruz... |
| US Government probes Mariner platform fire HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday launched an investigation into Mariner Energy Inc's Gulf of Mexico platform fire, according to the U.S. Coast... |
| RPT-US inspectors don't find oil leaking at platform WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department said late on Friday that government inspectors did not find any oil leaking from Mariner Energy's... |
| EMERGING MARKETS-Latam stocks up on US jobs, Petrobras offering NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Latin American stocks closed higher on Friday on better-than-expected U.S. jobs data and a surge in shares of... |
| Are US gun shops and drug users responsible for Mexico's violent drug cartels? Mexican drug lords exist to feed the US drug market. And they get their guns through the US weapons market. We give the bad guys their money by buying their drugs; we sell them the guns that enable... |
| Mexican drug kingpin gets 27 years in Ariz. prison A Mexican man who prosecutors say headed a major drug-smuggling ring that shipped tons of marijuana into the U.S. was sentenced Friday to 27 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $4 million to the... |
| At least four dead in fresh Mexico clash At least four people have been killed in a clash between soldiers and suspected drug gang members in northeastern Mexico. The clash occured early Friday near the town of Benito Juarez, a day after... |
| Mexican border battle: soldiers kill 25 suspected drug cartel members Japan's dolphin fishermen prepare for hunt SOLDIERS HAVE killed 25 suspected cartel members in a raid and gun battle near the US border that has seen a surge in drug gang violence.A reconnaissance... |
| On The Road: Beach bliss revisited on Oaxaca's coast In an attempt to relive my backpacking days and catch some rays, I'd decided to follow the trail of small beach resorts that dot the Mexican Pacific coast in the state of Oaxaca. Arriving in... |
| Tijuana’s Police Corruption Investigation Being Questioned 13 Tijuana police officers, who were jailed for more than a year for allegedly working for drug cartels, have been freed. The case raises questions about the efforts in Tijuana to fight police... |
| Tijuana Airport No Longer Accepting US Dollars Download Pack your pesos if you plan to fly out of the Tijuana airport. The airport will not accept US dollars starting September 11th. The change to pesos only at Tijuana's airport stems from a new... |
| Mexican drug kingpin who led Sinaloa cartel sentenced to 27 years in Arizona prison marijuana into the U.S. was sentenced Friday to 27 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $4 million to the American government. Carlos Molinares Nunez, also known as "Caliche," was arrested in 2006... |
| Mexican politicians killed in plane crash The Cessna plane crash occurred midmorning some 500 metres from Huatulco airport, Oaxaca state Police Chief Javier Rueda told... |
| Real Estate Auction: 27 Rocky Mountain Parcels in Northern New Mexico; 15 to Sell Absolute – Regardless of Price DENVER - (Business Wire) AJ Karas Auctioneers has announced a recreational land auction to be held Friday, September 17 at 1:07 PM. Twenty-seven parcels from 5 to 395 acres in size will be auctioned,... |
| 2 lawmakers among 6 dead in Mexico plane crash OAXACA, Mexico — A plane crash in southern Mexico has killed all six people on board, including two federal legislators and two mayors-elect. Oaxaca state Public Safety Secretary Javier... |
| State report urges Mexico to improve human rights The Obama administration is withholding $26 million in aid to Mexico, recommending that the government give more power to its human rights commission and crack down on abusive... |
