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Nearly a third of Mexico households targets of crime, study says
World NowThis post has been corrected. See the note below for details. MEXICO CITY -- Nearly a of third of households in Mexico suffered a crime in 2011 and only in 8% of those cases was a preliminary investigation opened, according to new figures from the... -
Top drug cartel leader in Mexico possibly killed in firefight, officials say
World NowMexican authorities said late Monday they may have killed the top leader of the notorious Zetas paramilitary force in a gun and grenade battle in the state of Coahuila, in what would be the most important blow to powerful drug cartels in the six-year... -
Body of slain Mexican drug boss stolen by armed gang
World NowThe body of the man Mexican authorities have identified as the top leader of the vicious Zetas paramilitary force was stolen from a funeral home by an armed commando, officials said Tuesday.... -
Mexican union reform effort stays alive -- for now
World NowA dramatic vote in the Mexican senate has kept alive a plan to reform this country’s corrupt and politically-powerful unions, despite opponents’ attempts to smother the idea in the legislature. But the senators' move late Tuesday could also... -
Mexico captures top Zetas drug lord, in major blow to cartel
World NowMexico's navy has captured Ivan Velazquez Caballero, a.k.a. "Zeta-50," a top leader of a faction of the recently divided Zetas drug cartel, in an operation in the city of San Luis Potosi.... -
Son of controversial Mexican politician slain in border town
World NowThe son of a controversial Mexican politician was slain under mysterious circumstances in the border state of Coahuila on Wednesday, triggering an outpouring of condolences from the country’s political class as well as speculation about the... -
Mexico's Senate approves bill to fight money-laundering epidemic
World NowMEXICO CITY -- Mexico’s Senate on Thursday unanimously approved an anti-money laundering bill in the hopes of stemming a multibillion-dollar tide of illicit cash that flows from the nation’s powerful drug cartels and has seeped into nearly... -
Mexican officials capture key lieutenant of Sinaloa drug cartel
World NowA drug capo described by Mexican officials as "one of the most important lieutenants" for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the fugitive leader of the Sinaloa cartel, has been captured, the defense ministry announced Sunday. Jesus Alfredo Salazar Ramirez,... -
Two PRI politicians killed within days in Mexico
World NowMEXICO CITY -- Two politicians from the soon-to-be-ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, have been slain within two days of each other, sending a chilling reminder of the violent Mexico that awaits the new administration. One of the killings,... -
Another mass prison break in Mexico sees 132 inmates escape
World NowComplicity by guards or other officials is suspected in the escape of 132 inmates from a prison in the northern border state of Coahuila, authorities said Tuesday.... -
Take the high road in Mexico
At the beginning of May, with a couple of months to go until the Mexican elections, I interviewed Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the presidential candidate of the leftist Democratic Revolutionary Party. We spoke for more than an hour, most of which he...
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Mexican prosecutors charge top army officers in drug case
World NowMEXICO CITY — The Mexican attorney general’s office has formally charged an active-duty general and three retired high-ranking army officials for their alleged involvement in the drug trade, another bleak reminder of the corruption threat...
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