Mark Stevenson
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 00:00
Many Mexicans are concerned that the "self-defense" patrols could start acting like paramilitary groups or be used by the drug gangs themselves
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 00:00
Prosecutors in the southern state of Guerrero, where Acapulco is located, said Sunday they were looking into robbery or "personal revenge" as motives in the killing
Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 00:00
Armed vigilantes in southern Mexico engaged in a shootout Wednesday with a group of men they described as criminals, killing one in what appeared to be the first death related to the month-and-a-half-old "self-defense" movement.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 00:00
Vigilantes patrol a dozen or more towns in rural Mexico, the unauthorized but often tolerated edge of a growing movement toward armed citizen self-defense squads across the country.
Monday, November 19, 2012 - 00:00
U.S. and Mexican officials who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity said they were leaning toward the idea that it was a targeted attack masterminded by a drug cartel.
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 00:00
The number of migrants crossing illegally into the United States from Mexico appears to have risen some in the first half of 2012, while the number of migrants returning to Mexico decreased, a report by U.S. and Mexican researchers said Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 00:00
"The recession-induced decline of undocumented migration from Mexico appears to have stopped in the first half of 2012 amid tentative signs of a renewed northbound flow".
Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 00:00
Mexico appeared to strike a major blow against one faction of the hyper-violent Zetas cartel, with the navy announcing it has captured one of the country's most-wanted drug traffickers, Ivan Velazquez Caballero, known as "El Taliban."
Friday, August 10, 2012 - 00:00
Instead of offing rivals for turf or cash, many of today's narco-killers, especially among the Zetas, view their ultraviolence as a part of business.
Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 00:00
He runs the "Hermanos en el Camino" shelter in Oaxaca state, where he has said the Zetas drug cartel, in league with corrupt police, has kidnapped and robbed migrants.