The Los Angeles Times
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 00:00
The current grave site was discovered after two federal police officers disappeared in Michoacan. Suspects detained in the case later tipped off authorities.
Monday, November 25, 2013 - 00:00
There has been widespread concern that if the results in the presidential race are extremely close, or if the vote is seen as unfair, a wave of violence could follow.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 00:00
Michoacan, one of Mexico's most abundant agricultural regions, has become a state divided, riddled with fear and largely out of the national government's control
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 00:00
At least 25 bodies have been reported found in two clandestine graves, underscoring Mexico’s enduring problems of people who go missing and the dead who are never identified
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 00:00
The South American nation could account for a third of total growth in crude oil output by 2035 by tapping into the deep water fields beneath the Atlantic Ocean.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 09:24
On the list of U.S. military priorities, Africa has always ranked right smack at the bottom. Now that appears to be changing. As Eric Schmitt recently reported in the New York Times, "thousands of soldiers once bound for Iraq or Afghanistan are now gearing up for missions in Africa." Before the gearing up proceeds much further, Americans might want to ask a few questions. Chief among them are these: Why the sudden shift in priorities? What's the aim? Who stands to benefit? What risks does the militarization of U.S. policy in Africa entail?
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 00:00
Mothers of victims in Ciudad Juarez are furious after a court frees Israel Arzate. He says he was arbitrarily arrested, then tortured and forced to confess
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 00:00
The editorial published in Saturday's edition of Globo's Rio de Janeiro-based newspaper took the country by surprise.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 00:00
The national economy has stalled, and in some states "self-defense" groups have taken up arms to defend their towns against organized criminals. Meanwhile, thousands of members of a radical teachers’ union have taken over downtown Mexico City.
Thursday, July 25, 2013 - 00:00
The crisis in Michoacan has complicated Pena Nieto's effort to turn international focus from the drug war and toward his country's economic promise