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 Mexico's Drug War Putting Reporters, Journalism in the Crosshairs
 PBSNewsHour
A young photographer working at El Diario newspaper was gunned down as he walked to lunch from his office. Ray Suarez talks with Angela Kocherga of Belo Television about the latest killing of journalists in the ongoing Mexico drug war.
Mexico Struck by Tropical Storm Georgette
 Xinhua
Tropical Storm Georgette, which formed in the Pacific earlier Tuesday, struck northern Mexican state Baja California, U.S. government agency the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said on its website.
President Calderón Commemorates UNAM Centenary
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Calderón attended the inauguration of the exhibition: University Time, at the Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, in Mexico City to mark the centenary of the National University of Mexico.
Crocodiles Escape Mexican Refuge After Hurricane
 Alexandria Sage
At least 280 crocodiles have escaped from a Mexican refuge near the Gulf of Mexico after heavy flooding caused by Hurricane Karl, Mexican media said Tuesday.
Threatened Mexican Journalist Granted US Asylum
 Julian Cardona
A Mexican journalist threatened by drug gangs said on Tuesday he had been granted political asylum in the United States to escape the cartels' increasingly violent campaign to silence the media.
Mexican Mob Beats 2 Alleged Kidnappers to Death
 Associated Press
Mexican authorities say a mob has beaten two alleged kidnappers to death in the northern border state of Chihuahua.
 Slaying Prompts Juarez Paper To Weigh Coverage
 John Burnett
The leading newspaper in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, published an extraordinary editorial after one of its young photographers was slain last week.
Landslide Kills 5 in Flood-Stricken Mexico
 Associated Press
A landslide buried several cars and killed at least five people in the latest disaster blamed on weeks of heavy rains that have caused havoc in central and southern Mexico, authorities said Tuesday.
Mexico Orders More Helicopters
 UPI
Mexico's Ministry of Defense is purchasing six additional EC725 helicopters from Eurocopter for transport and civil security missions.
Juarez Paper Vows to Keep Reporting
 William Booth
Besieged journalists in Ciudad Juarez are vowing to continue covering the drug violence along the border, even after gunmen executed a second reporter from the city's newspaper last week.
Mexico Makes Veiled Criticism of Border Newspaper
 Associated Press
Mexico's government said Monday that no sector of society should negotiate with criminals, making an indirect criticism of a Ciudad Juarez newspaper.
Mexico Abortion Sentences Reveal Social Collision
 Caroline Stauffer
Authorities in almost all of Mexico's conservative states have fought back against Mexico City's abortion policies, among the most permissive in largely Catholic Latin America, by making examples of specific women and tightening laws.
Artists Push 'Other' Bicentennial Viewpoint
 Emilio Godoy
While the Mexican government has set aside substantial sums of money and organised dozens of activities this year to celebrate 200 years of independence from Spain, artists and civil society groups have created their own agenda to provide an alternative viewpoint.
Death Toll Rises to 16 in Mexico From Flooding
 Associated Press
Mexican authorities say at least 16 people have been killed in several days of flooding and mudslides across southern Mexico.
President Says Mexico Vulnerable to Natural Disasters
 Xinhua
Mexico is one of the countries more vulnerable to natural disasters, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Sunday. Calderon requested Mexicans to work in order to surpass the current challenges.
6 Abducted Police Found Slain in Mexican State
 Associated Press
The bodies of six kidnapped police officers, most of them dismembered, were found Sunday in a ravine in the Mexican state of Guerrero, bringing to eight the death toll from a mass abduction of policemen, officials said.
Mexico Paper Cuts Drug War Coverage After Slaying
Olivia Torres
The biggest newspaper in Mexico's most violent city will restrict drug war coverage after the killing of its second journalist in less than two years, just as international press representatives will urge the government to make security for journalists a national priority.
On 25th Anniversary of 1985 Quake, Mexico Sees Lasting Effects
 Mark Stevenson
In solemn ceremonies and Roman Catholic masses, Mexico City commemorated the 25th anniversary Sunday of an 8.1-magnitude earthquake that killed as many as 10,000 people and sparked an outpouring of civic action that many say helped lead the nation to democracy.
Mexico Carries Out Hugely Successful Bicentennial Celebration
 Mexico Tourism Board
Mexico’s joyous Bicentennial celebration was an enormous success as tens of thousands of Mexicans took to the streets wearing their best red, white and green.
Bomb Deactivated at Mexican Mall: Report
 Luis Negrete
Mexican soldiers deactivated a bomb at a mall in central Mexico Saturday, but it was not clear if the incident was tied to the country's drug war, Mexican newspaper Milenio reported.
Hurricane Karl Kills 2, Remnants Drench Mexico
 Associated Press
Authorities sent helicopters to rescue scores of people stranded by flooding and hunted for others feared washed away as the remnants of Hurricane Karl pushed inland from Mexico's Gulf Coast. At least two people were reported dead.
Mexico's 2010 Independence & Revolution Festivities
 Allan Wall
The entire calendar year of 2010 is considered a Bicentennial/Centennial year, the Bicentennial of Independence and the Centennial of the Revolution. There are over 700 activities being held to commemorate this dual anniversary.
Armed Men Kidnap 9 Mexican State Lawmen
Associated Press
Police say that an armed gang has kidnapped nine lawmen in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero.
Mexico's Newest Boxing Star: Fame as Quick as His Fists
 Kevin Baxter
From a small town in Jalisco to a key match at the Staples Center on Saturday, 20-year-old phenom Saul Alvarez, undefeated through 34 pro fights, has come a long way. 'Before, I had nothing,' he says. 'So I still have that hunger.'
Newspaper: Mexican Media Defenseless Against Gangs
 Associated Press
Mexican journalists are defenseless against cartel attacks that the government seems incapable of stopping, the main newspaper in this drug war-torn city said in a front-page editorial inspired by the killing of one its photographers.
Gunmen Kill 7 in Bar in Ciudad Juarez
 Associated Press
Mexican authorities says gunmen burst into a bar in the border city of Ciudad Juarez and killed six men and a woman.
Calderón: "The Time for Our Freedom Has Come"
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
Thursday, President Felipe Calderón said the words that the priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla said 200 years ago, according to Dolores resident Pedro García, a contemporay of the events, before the cry of Independence.
22 Gunmen Killed in Battle with Mexican Soldiers
 Mark Walsh
A gunbattle between Mexican soldiers and suspected drug cartel members left 22 dead at ranch near the U.S. border, the Defense Department said Thursday.
Ancient Seeds in Mexico Help Fight Warming Effects
 Mica Rosenberg
More than 500 years after Spanish priests brought wheat seeds to Mexico to make wafers for the Catholic Mass, those seeds may bring a new kind of salvation to farmers hit by global warming.
Mexican Newspaper Photographers Attacked By Gunmen
 CNN
Two Mexican newspaper photographers have been attacked by gunmen in Ciudad Juarez, in northern Mexico. Police say gunmen shot dead Luis Carlos Santiago and severely injured Carlos Sanchez, who both worked for the local paper, Diario de Juarez.
Hurricane Karl May Hit Mexico with Floods, Mudslides
 Robert Campbell, Patrick Rucker & Jason Lange
Central and southern parts of Mexico's Gulf Coast braced for flash floods and mudslides as Hurricane Karl closed in on the Mexican coast for the second time on Friday.
Mexico's Drug War Doesn't Stop Tourists
 Jane L. Levere
Mexican president Felipe Calderon has more to celebrate this week than the 200th anniversary of the country’s independence from Spain: Despite recent headline-inducing drug crime and threats to its vital tourist industry due to the global economic downturn, American visitors continue to head south of the border.
There Will Be No Truce for Those Wishing to See Mexico Subjected: Calderón
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
During the Ceremony to Mark the End and Beginning of the Courses at Military Centers this week, President Felipe Calderón said that although Mexico now faces enemies that wish to impose their rules, their attempts will fail.
Police in Mexican Town Resign, Drug Capo Held
 Associated Press
In the drug-plagued western state of Michoacan, the entire 45-man police force resigned in the town of Purepero, saying their jobs were too dangerous, Mayor Luis Alberto Tellez Pulido said.
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