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Mexico Nabs Alleged Mastermind of US Consulate Killing

(July 2) -- Mexican police arrested the man they believe masterminded the killing of an American woman employed by the U.S. consulate. Jesus Ernesto Chavez -- known as "The Camel" -- planned the attacks and provided the necessary guns to the killers, who shot dead three people as they left a birthday party, Mexico's...

First Gay Marriages Celebrated in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY (March 4) -- Dozens of happy couples lined up to file for marriage and adoption licenses at civil registry offices across Mexico's sprawling capital today as a law that permits gay marriage came into effect. The law redefines marriage in the city civic code from a union between a man and a woman to the "free...

Gunmen Slaughter Family of Drug War Hero

MEXICO CITY (Dec. 22) – Assailants on Tuesday gunned down the mother, aunt and siblings of a marine killed in a raid that took out one of Mexico's most powerful cartel leaders – sending a chilling message to troops battling the drug war: You go after us, we wipe out your families. The brazen pre-dawn slayings...

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Mexico's PRI repudiates pol linked by U.S. to cartel

Mexico's PRI, poised to retake the presidency this year after more than a decade in opposition, sought on Wednesday to distance itself from a prominent party member accused by U.S. authorities of taking bribes from drug cartels.

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Mexico Drug Prosecutors Detain 2 Army Generals

Two army generals, including a former assistant defense secretary, were detained by anti-drug prosecutors and are being questioned for alleged links to drug traffickers, authorities said Wednesday.

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Nathan Gardels: G-20 MUST SUPPORT INCLUSIVE GREEN GROWTH GLOBALLY: Gordon Brown, Eric Schmidt, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, George Yeo

The following is the 21st Century Council statement from the pre-G-20 meeting in Mexico City, May 4-6, 2012.

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05/24/12 Mexico: Drug Cartel Boss Extradited To US Source: International Business Times (Australia) After his election in 2006, Mexico President Felipe Calderon began a military offensive against drug trafficking, and the Beltran Leyva cartel is perhaps Calderon's greatest victory in this war.
05/22/12 Mexico leftist moves into second in presidential poll Source: The West Australian Mexico's leftist presidential hopeful Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador pushed into second place behind opposition frontrunner Enrique Pena Nieto with just seven weeks to go before the vote, a poll showed on Tuesday.
05/22/12 Caribbean Courts Mexico as Ally in the G20 Source: IPS Inter Press Service The Caribbean Community bloc (Caricom) is lobbying Mexico to use its influence as chair of the G20, which controls 90 percent of world trade, to promote the interests of the Caribbean and other small island developing states when it meets in June. Of special interest to the Caribbean is reform of the international financial institutions (IFIs) such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
05/22/12 Lee, Mexican President Stress Green Growth to Resolve... Source: KBS World President Lee Myung-bak and Mexican President Felipe Calderon say green growth is a key solution to realizing global economic stability, growth and recovery.
05/21/12 Mexico committed to CARICOM Source: Nation News - Barbados President of Mexico, Felipe Calderon, today assured members of the CARICOM that the region will have a clear voice when his country hosts the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, next month.