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32 More Corpses Found in Mexico Pits, Total at 177

Apr 22nd 2011 – 2:11PM

MEXICO CITY -- Mexican authorities say another 32 bodies have been exhumed from clandestine graves in the northeastern border state of Tamaulipas, bringing the total to 177 this month. Tamaulipas prosecutors say in a statement that the latest bodies were found in eight pits discovered during the past week. Authorities...

Mexican Authorities Find Six More Bodies in Border Pits

Apr 13th 2011 – 10:13PM

MEXICO CITY -- Mexican investigators found a clandestine grave with six bodies in Tamaulipas state, bringing to 122 the number of bodies found in pits in a region near the U.S. border that is wracked by battling drug cartels, authorities said Wednesday. Tamaulipas state Interior Secretary Morelos Canseco said...

Dozens of Bodies Found in Mexican Border State

Apr 6th 2011 – 10:46PM
Rubios News/AP

Rubios News/AP

MEXICO CITY -- Fifty-nine bodies were found buried Wednesday in a series of pits in the northern Mexico state of Tamaulipas, near the site where suspected drug gang members massacred 72 migrants last summer, officials said. Security forces investigating reports that a passenger bus had been hijacked in the area conducted...

Gunmen Kill 5 at Mexican Border Bar

Apr 2nd 2011 – 9:17PM
Raymundo Ruiz, AP

Raymundo Ruiz, AP

MEXICO CITY - Gunmen shot up a bar and then threw in fire bombs, killing three men and two women in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, an official said Saturday. The deaths came a day after a shooting attack on another bar in the city caused 10 deaths. A motive had not been determined and it was unclear if the...

Carlos Slim: 5 Facts on the Billionaire Atop the Forbes 400 List

By Mary Phillips-SandyMar 9th 2011 – 5:24PM

Recession woes? Diminished savings? Behind on bills? These aren't words that resonate for Carlos Slim, the Mexican billionaire who just topped a 2011 Forbes list of the world's wealthiest people. As WalletPop reports, Slim is now worth a whopping $74 billion, placing him well ahead of No. 2 Bill Gates ($56 billion) and...

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Paul McCartney Plays Mariachi-Version Of 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da' At Free Concert To 200,000 People In Mexico City (VIDEO)

By Laura Steiner May 14th 2012 - 01:08PM

It's hard to believe Paul McCartney - the mariachi-singing ex-Beatle - is turning 70 years-old next month.

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Week In Culture (PHOTOS)

By Amber Genuske May 13th 2012 - 10:05AM

In this Monday, May 7, 2012 photo, visitors look at the paintings during the Babylon Festival of Culture in Hillah, about 60 miles (95 kilometers) south of Baghdad.

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AMÉRICA VA A 'MATAR O MORIR' AL TEC DE MONTERREY

By Omar Porcayo May 12th 2012 - 09:39AM

Monterrey´s Nery Cardozo reacts after missing a chance to score during a Mexican soccer league semifinal match against America in Mexico City, Wednesday May 9, 2012.

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'Chicharito' sí va con el 'Tri' mayor

By Omar Porcayo May 11th 2012 - 02:51PM

Monterrey´s Nery Cardozo reacts after missing a chance to score during a Mexican soccer league semifinal match against America in Mexico City, Wednesday May 9, 2012.

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Liguilla 2012: 'Falló la puntería', Miguel Herrera DT del América

By Omar Porcayo May 10th 2012 - 10:32AM

Monterrey´s Nery Cardozo reacts after missing a chance to score during a Mexican soccer league semifinal match against America in Mexico City, Wednesday May 9, 2012.

MEXICO CITY News From the Web

  • 05/29/12 Mexico 2012 - U15 National Team Resumes Camp in... Source: AllAfrica.com The U-15 National Team on Monday continued their preparations for the Eight-Nation Adidas U-15 Football Tournament (Mexico 2012), as players resumed at their camp, in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital.
  • 05/25/12 Mexican boy's eyes gouged out 'to save the world' Source: Times-Standard - Eureka CA MEXICO CITY—A 5-year-old Mexican boy whose eyes were allegedly gouged out by his mother as part of a drug-fueled ritual "to save the world" is expected to live, but has been left completely blind, health authorities said Friday.
  • 05/24/12 Emilio Rangel "Genealogía" @ Terreno Baldío, Mexico... Source: Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine Our partners and colleagues in Mexico City just let us know about a fantastic new exhibition by Emilio Rangel, who just opened a brand new exhibit in Mexico City, Genealogía at Terreno Baldío Gallery.
  • 05/24/12 GYN Surgeon Thomas L. Lyons, MD, Donates Mentoring... Source: PRWeb Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 Laparoscopic pioneer Thomas L. Lyons MD, trainer of thousands of surgeons internationally over the past 22 years, will demonstrate minimally invasive gynecologic surgery techniques in Mexico City in May. The International Society of Gynecologic Endoscopists and American Association of Gynecologic Laparscopists (AAGL) have invited Dr. Lyons, of the Center for Women's Care & Reproductive Surgery to perform surgery at their conference May 22-25, 2012 in Mexico City. In April he participated in the 7th AAGL International Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology in Buenos Aires, Argentina, demonstrating Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy (a procedure he developed in 1989) as well as myomectomy (removal of fibroids while sparing the uterus) and surgical excision of endometriosis.
  • 05/23/12 Mexico City offering Wi-Fi in exchange for dog poo -... Source: Digital Spy Mexico City is offering free Wi-Fi for dog walkers who clean up after their animals.

Background on MEXICO CITY

Mexico City (; , also known as México D.F., or simply D.F.) is the Federal District (Distrito Federal), capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union.

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