The Houston Chronicle
Monday, March 22, 2010 - 00:00
Two men killed in a shootout between soldiers and gunmen near a prestigious university in this northern Mexican city were graduate students, not suspected drug traffickers.
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 00:00
The 87-year-old former leader has lived in the Miami area for more than a decade and is reportedly in poor health
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 00:00
The prize is offshore Gulf development of an estimated 50 billion barrels, but tapping these potential new reserves will require technology Pemex does not have
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - 00:00
Cuba on Monday strongly criticized foreign press coverage of a dissident hunger striker as part of a campaign to discredit the island's political system.
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 00:00
The President's Office says the two women discussed obesity, diabetes, addictions and the situation of undocumented Mexican minors in the United States.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 00:00
The rumors, spread during the past week through e-mail and social-network postings, have referred to imminent gunfights between government forces and drug cartel gunmen in the streets of Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros.
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 00:00
Juan Manuel Martinez, who had been one of the protesters seeking the ouster of the governor, called himself a political prisoner and said the 16 months he spent in jail were the worst "torture of my life."
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 00:00
A man accused of being an influential, second-generation member of the Sinaloa drug cartel was extradited from Mexico to the United States on Thursday on charges he helped move tons of cocaine from Colombia to California, New York and Chicago.
Monday, February 15, 2010 - 00:00
More and more, Mexican and Colombian drug cartels are turning to a low-tech, but effective, tactic to collect drug profits. They simply box up the cash, stash it in a truck or car and drive it
Monday, February 15, 2010 - 00:00
Great gray ships have been leaving behind Haiti's battered shores as thousands of American troops pack up their tents. The mission, however, is far from over