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Calderón to Envoys: Improve Nation's Image
 Lauren Villagran
Mexico needs to smooth its image abroad by emphasizing its successes in the war on drugs, its efforts to strengthen the rule of law and its improving economy, President Felipe Calderón told a group of several hundred ambassadors and consular officials.
Teen Suspected Of Throwing Rocks At Border Patrol Was Shot
 KPHO.com
Mexican authorities said there is no doubt a teenager who threw rocks at Border Patrol agents in the Arizona city of Nogales died from a gunshot wound.
Mexico Touts Capture of Major Seaborne Cocaine Smuggler
 Latin American Herald Tribune
Mexican soldiers captured a man suspected of being a major seaborne cocaine trafficker and key collaborator of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, officials said.
Over 1,200 Same-Sex Marriages Performed in Mexico City in 2010
 EFE
More than 1,200 people, including two women ages 81 and 90, married a partner of the same sex in Mexico City last year, the Federal District said.
Mexican Military: Suspected Drug Cartel Leader Arrested
 Nick Valencia
A suspected leader of a Mexican drug cartel was arrested in Tijuana, Mexico, along with four other alleged cartel members, the Mexican military said.
Teenagers Shoot It Out With Mexican Police
 Associated Press
A gang of teenagers, most 15-years-old, were detained after a running shootout with officers in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, officials said Wednesday, part of a trend of ever-younger drug suspects.
"Brujo Mayor" Makes Predictions for 2011
 Reuters
Professor Antonio Vazquez Alba "Brujo Mayor", also known as Mexico's Grand Warlock, attended a news conference where he made predictions for 2011 in Mexico City January 4, 2011.
Mexican Cartels Buying Afghan Heroin
 Doris Gómora
Mexican cartels have established business alliances with gangs operating in places like Afganistán and Turkey, in order to obtain and smuggle drugs to supply Europe and North America.
Mexico Arrests Leader of "Saint Death" Cult
 Robin Emmott
Mexican police have arrested the leader of Mexico's "Saint Death" cult and accused him of kidnapping and posing as a member of the feared Zetas drug cartel.
Officials Reject Zapatista Role in Mexican Politician’s Abduction
 EFE
A Mexican congressional commission issued a statement Monday “categorically” rejecting any attempt to blame the Zapatista National Liberation Army, or EZLN, for last year’s kidnapping of former presidential candidate Diego Fernandez de Cevallos.
Mexican Gov't Says Security Strategy has Been Great Success
 Fox News
The Calderon administration's security strategy of taking on Mexico's organized crime groups directly has yielded "historic results" that have been "superior to the results achieved in past periods," the Security Cabinet said.
La Familia Cartel Announces 1-Month Truce
 Gustavo Ruiz
A letter purportedly signed by La Familia drug cartel announcing a one-month truce circulated Sunday in the western state of Michoacan.
How Once-Feared Mexico City has Become the Country's Safest Spot
 Nacha Cattan
The perception that Mexico’s capital city of 20 million people has sidestepped the most dangerous drug crimes persists even as it remains notorious for kidnappings and armed robberies.
Mexico Plans Immigration Shake-Up
 Associated Press
Mexico plans a shake-up of its corruption-ridden immigration institute, officials said, after a year that saw some of the worst atrocities against illegal migrants trekking through the country — including the mass slaughter of 72 Central and South Americans trying to reach the United States.
10 Journalists Slain in Mexico in 2010
 John MacCormack
Always a dangerous place to be an aggressive reporter, Mexico in 2010 became a killing ground, with 10 reporters slain and several more reported missing.
 Mexico Seeks Lessons From Colombia's War On FARC
 Juan Forero
Mexican government forces are outgunned in their fight against drug-trafficking organizations, facing an adversary that in some ways is like an insurgency, prompting the country to look for help not just from the United States, but from a country to the south, Colombia.
Federal Police: La Familia Drug Cartel "Completely Dismembered"
 E. Eduardo Castillo
Mexico's federal police said Friday that the once-fearsome La Familia drug cartel has been "completely dismembered" and has broken down into small groups that commit robberies to pay their members.
Woman Hanged From Overpass in Northern Mexico
 Associated Press
The half-naked body of a woman who had escaped from prison officials while facing kidnapping charges was found hanging by the neck Friday from an overpass in Monterrey.
Mexico Ends Deadliest Year of Drug Crackdown
 Jennifer Gonzalez
With more than 15,000 murders blamed on Mexico's criminal gangs, 2010 was the deadliest year yet under President Felipe Calderon's controversial military offensive against organized crime.
Mexico Finds 4 More Illegal Pipeline Taps
 Associated Press
Mexico's state-owned oil company says it has found four more illegal taps drilled into pipelines by fuel thieves.
Police Vow to Beef Up Security After Attacks in Northern Mexico
 CNN
After attacks on two police stations that resulted in the deaths of four police officers in the northern state of Nuevo Leon, a police spokesman vowed Thursday that security will be beefed up in the municipalities and strategies to fight organized crime will be reconsidered.
Mexico Gets $15M From Norway to Fight Deforestation
 EFE
Norway is providing Mexico with $15.3 million to fund environmental monitoring efforts aimed at reducing emissions of pollutants and slowing deforestation, the Environment and Natural Resources Secretariat said.
Tortillas, Gasoline Prices Expected to Rise Again in 2011
 María del Carmen Martínez
While tortillas, natural gas and gasoline registered price hikes in 2010, authorities said Thursday that the cost of these basic goods is expected to increase again in 2011, negatively affecting the economy of poorer Mexican families.
Mexico's Lone Gun Shop Can't Compete with Black Market
 William Booth
In all of Mexico, there is one gun store. The shop, known officially as the Directorate of Arms and Munitions Sales, is operated by the Mexican military. The only gun store in Mexico is not very busy.
Commemorative Mexico 2010 Banknotes About to Increase in Value
 RentalsinVallarta.com
Mexico's mint issued new 2010 commemorative banknotes in MX$100 and MX$200 denominations in honor of the 100 years since the 1910 Mexican Revolution and 200 years since the 1810 Mexican War of Independence. These bills are about to become post-issue banknotes increasing their numismatic value.
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