Robin Emmott
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 00:00
Sicilia, an award-winning but little-known poet until gunmen killed his 24-year-old son in March, has given a voice to thousands of Mexicans suffering the chaos of the drugs war.
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 00:00
"It's a name given to the man by his associates. I guess they think he looks like him," a spokeswoman for federal police said.
Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 00:00
In an escalation of already alarming violence in Monterrey, Mexico's richest city, soldiers and police found the bodies wrapped in sheets and discarded near a supermarket.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 00:00
Following are selected incidents that took place during the past week in Mexico's escalating war on powerful drug cartels.
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 00:00
In just four years, Monterrey, a manufacturing city of 4 million people 140 miles (230 km) from the Texan border, has gone from being a model for developing economies to a symbol of Mexico's drug war chaos.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 - 00:00
Mexican industry is surging ahead after a deep recession, but an escalating drugs war, stalled economic reforms and a dysfunctional oil monopoly are hindering Latin America's No. 2 economy.
Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 00:00
Mexico has rebounded from a deep recession but an escalating drugs war, stalled economic reforms and a dysfunctional oil monopoly are a drag on Latin America's No. 2 economy.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 00:00
Even after four years of dramatic military sweeps, drug cartels in Chihuahua and Tamaulipas are extending their control over large areas and the state governments seem powerless to stop them.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 00:00
Mexico is finally pulling out of a punishing recession but an escalating drug wars and a slew of stalled economic reforms are a big drag on Latin America's No. 2 economy.
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 00:00
Monterrey's slide into violence is one of the most dramatic developments in Calderon's war.