Mexico home to five of world’s 10 deadliest cities
January 15th, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 15 (IANS/EFE) Five of the world's 10 deadliest cities in 2011 are in Mexico, a report has said.A Honduras metropolis, San Pedro Sula, topped the list with ... Read more...
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A Mexican shop making guitars since 1947
November 13th, 2011 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Nov 13 (IANS/EFE) A Mexican family that set up a guitar workshop in Los Angeles in 1947 has carved out many such instruments for musical greats like Spanish ... Read more...
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Prison fight in northern Mexico leaves 20 inmates killed
October 17th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by BNO News
TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- At least 20 inmates were killed and several others were injured during a fight at a prison in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas near the U.S. ... Read more...
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Mexican singer needs more dental surgery after bad fall
August 12th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 12 (IANS/EFE) Mexican singer Gloria Trevi will have to undergo more dental surgery after suffering "facial trauma" when she took a bad fall last month while disembarking ... Read more...
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16 killed in Mexican prison shootout
July 27th, 2011 - 5:58 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 27 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed in northern Mexico when a shootout occurred in a prison, said authorities Tuesday.Earlier, reports stated 17 people had been ... Read more...
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1,000 Mexicans held for involvement in sex trade
July 25th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 25 (IANS/EFE) Over 1,000 people have been arrested in Mexico for their involvement in human trafficking and prostitution, officials said.Around 500 men and 530 women were arrested ... Read more...
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10 killed in bar shooting in Mexico
April 2nd, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico city, April 2 (IANS/EFE) At least 10 people were killed in a shooting incident at a bar in a northern Mexican border city.The incident occurred at around 10.00 p.m. ... Read more...
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Woman police chief flees Mexico after death threats
March 6th, 2011 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez, March 6 (IANS/EFE) A 20-year-old mother and criminology student who volunteered to serve as a police chief in a violent Mexican northern town has fled the country for ... Read more...
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Mexican city closes 2,000 streets
March 3rd, 2011 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez, March 3 (IANS/EFE) More than 2,000 streets have been closed in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez city, on the border with US' Texas state, to keep out gangs, an official ... Read more...
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Violence leaves 8,500 orphans in Mexican border city
February 25th, 2011 - 10:10 am ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez, Feb 25 (IANS/EFE) Over 7,000 killings in Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, bordering America's Texas state, in the past three years have left nearly 8,500 children orphaned, a senior state official ... Read more...
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HRW urges Mexican authorities to protect activists in Juarez
February 24th, 2011 - 2:03 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON (BNO NEWS) -- Human Rights Watch on Wednesday called on Mexican authorities to investigate a series of attacks on human rights defenders and their families in the state of Chihuahua."Human rights ... Read more...
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300 women killed in 2010 in Mexican border city
December 26th, 2010 - 9:54 am ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez, Dec 26 (IANS/EFE) The number of women killed in 2010 in Mexico's northern border city of Ciudad Juarez has risen to 300, official figures show.The tally was based on figures ... Read more...
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Woman police chief slain in Mexico
November 30th, 2010 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Chihuahua (Mexico), Nov 30 (IANS/EFE) The woman leading the police department in the northern Mexican town of Meoqui was shot dead while driving to work, authorities said.Hermila Garcia was named last month ... Read more...
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5,000 Mexican families flee amid violence
November 27th, 2010 - 10:34 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Nov 27 (IANS/EFE) Over 5,000 families have fled Mexico's Ciudad Juarez city on the border with the US in the last six months amid intensifying drug-related violence, officials said.More than ... Read more...
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Three US citizens killed in Mexico
November 2nd, 2010 - 7:06 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 2 (IANS) Three US citizens were killed in a northern Mexican city sharing borders with the US state of Texas, the State Department said.State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said ... Read more...
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Gunmen kill six in Mexico City shooting attack
October 28th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY(BNO NEWS) – Six people were killed and another was injured in Mexico City on Thursday after gunmen in two trucks opened fire in what seemed to be another drug-related shooting.According ... Read more...
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Gunmen storm rehab center, kill 13 in Mexico border city
October 25th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by BNO News
TIJUANA, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- At least 13 people were killed after suspected drug cartel members burst into a drug rehabilitation center in the northwestern Mexican city of Tijuana on Sunday night, ... Read more...
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Gunmen kill 15 in Mexico (Lead)
October 24th, 2010 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Oct 23 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and eight injured when gunmen attacked a group of partying youths in Mexico, Xinhua reported Saturday.The massacre happened Friday night in ... Read more...
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Newspaper Pleas With Gunmen Operating Along The Mexico - US Border
September 20th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 20, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The drug cartels of Ciudad Juarez, the largest crime city in Mexico was approached by one of the biggest newspapers of the area ... Read more...
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Mexican drug cartel hiring “pretty young hit women” to surprise rivals
August 18th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 18 (ANI): A Mexican drug gang is reportedly hiring "pretty young women" to carry out killings to surprise its enemies.Rogelio Amaya, a suspected member of the vicious gang, has revealed ... Read more...
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U.S. extends travel warning for Mexico
July 17th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – The U.S. Department of State issued on Friday a travel warning for Mexico due to the security situation in the North American nation. This travel warning is ... Read more...
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14 die in drug-related violence in Mexico
June 28th, 2010 - 8:32 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, June 28 (IANS/EFE) Gunmen killed nine people at a drug rehabilitation centre in northern Mexico, while five others died in drug-related violence in the country, officials said.
The gunmen entered a ... Read more...
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President Calderon demands a thorough investigation on U.S.-Mexico border killings
June 11th, 2010 - 1:53 am ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) – Mexican President Felipe Calderon demanded a thorough, objective, fair investigation to clarify the events that resulted in the death of two Mexicans in the U.S.-Mexico border, the ... Read more...
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Mexico Demands Probe In Border Shooting
June 9th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mexican officials have asked U.S. to investigate the shooting at the border crossing, that links the Ciudad Juarez to El Paso, Texas. The shooting killed a 14 year old boy, who apparently ... Read more...
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7-year-old shot dead in Mexico
May 10th, 2010 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 10 (IANS/EFE) A seven-year-old boy was shot in the head while 14 other people were killed in drug-related violence in Mexico, officials said.
The boy was among nine people murdered ... Read more...
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22 people killed in Mexico
May 3rd, 2010 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 3 (IANS) Twenty-two people have been killed in separate incidents in Mexico, authorities said. Seventeen people were killed in Chihuahua state while five died during an uproar at a ... Read more...
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Sharing needles may play major role in transmission of syphilis
April 29th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 29 (ANI): A new study has discovered that female sex workers who inject drugs and share needles are at a greater danger of contracting syphilis than those who don't.A binational ... Read more...
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Six killed in Mexico violence
April 27th, 2010 - 8:50 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 27 (IANS/EFE) Six people, including three women, were killed and 12 injured in different incidents of violence in Ciudad Juarez city of Mexico, authorities said Monday.
According to the Chihuahua ... Read more...
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10 Mexican cops charged with extortion
April 17th, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 17 (IANS/EFE) Ten Mexican police officials have been arrested on charges of extortion in Ciudad Juarez, a senior police official said.
The arrests are the "result of the confidence of ... Read more...
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Six found decapitated in Mexico
February 19th, 2010 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 19 (IANS/EFE) Six people were found decapitated inside an abandoned car in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, authorities said.
The vehicle was left on a heavily travelled road ... Read more...
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More violence in Mexico as 2010 death toll nears one thousand
February 2nd, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by BNO News
TORREON, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- More drug-related violence erupted on Monday in Mexico, just hours after one of the bloodiest episodes in months in the so-called 'War on Drugs'.At least eight people ... Read more...
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Death toll now at 16 in Mexico’s Ciudad Juarez attack
February 2nd, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by BNO News
CIUDAD JUAREZ (BNO NEWS) -- At least 16 people were killed and 12 were injured as hitmen stormed three houses while teenagers were partying in Ciudad Juarez on Sunday, Mayor Jose Reyes ... Read more...
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13 killed in birthday party shooting in Mexico
February 1st, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 1 (IANS/EFE) At least 13 people were killed and 16 injured when a group of gunmen attacked a birthday party in Ciudad Juarez city of Mexico, officials said.
About 60 ... Read more...
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Fourteen high school students gunned down at a party in Mexico’s Juarez
February 1st, 2010 - 8:28 am ICT by BNO News
By Rodrigo Aguiar, BNO NewsCIUDAD JUAREZ (BNO NEWS) -- At least 14 people were killed and 14 were injured as hitmen stormed a house while teenagers were partying in Ciudad Juarez on ... Read more...
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Thirteen high school students gunned down at a party in Mexico’s Juarez
February 1st, 2010 - 6:01 am ICT by BNO News
CIUDAD JUAREZ (BNO NEWS) -- At least 13 people were killed as hitmen stormed a house while teenagers were partying in Ciudad Juarez on Sunday, local media said.Hitmen arrived in seven cars, ... Read more...
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