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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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02/10/12 In brief: Mexican president to visit JuÃ¡rez Source: El Paso Times - El Paso TX Mexican President Felipe CalderÃ³n will visit JuÃ¡rez on Feb. 17.
02/10/12 Mexico's Presidential Election and the Cartel War Source: KNUS 710 - Denver CO Mexico will hold its presidential election July 1 against the backdrop of a protracted war against criminal cartels in the country.
02/09/12 Mexican Ruling Party Presidential Nominee Narrows Gap... Source: Dow Jones Business News (via NASDAQ) MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Mexico's ruling party presidential nominee Josefina Vazquez Mota narrowed the gap on her main rival for the July 1 presidential elections, according to a poll taken after Vazquez Mota won the party's primary on Sunday.
02/09/12 Mexico Drug War: Zetas Cartel Boss Reveals Mass Graves Source: International Business Times (Australia) Hundreds of bodies have been found in mass graves across the country over the past few years, including in the tourist-friendly Acapulco, the violence-riddled border city of Ciudad Juarez, and inside a cargo truck in Mexico City. The Zetas are currently in the midst of a war with the Sinaloa Federation cartel.
02/08/12 Activities of Secretary-General in Switzerland, 26-27... Source: UN Wire In late January-early February, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Madam Ban Soon-taek travelled to Switzerland, Ethiopia, Jordan, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.