The Los Angeles Times
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 00:00
Mexico's agreement to deport Cubans smuggled into the country is likely to curb the number who make it to the U.S.
Monday, October 20, 2008 - 00:00
"We haven't gone crazy with this oil price surge, nor have we gone on some drunken [spending] binge," Chavez told a ministers council
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 00:00
Long a corridor for narcotics headed for the U.S., Mexico is now contending with its own addiction problem, as U.S. border controls push traffickers to look elsewhere
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 00:00
Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo and 14 others quit over allegations that bribes were solicited from a European firm in exchange for energy contracts
Friday, October 10, 2008 - 00:00
Five state police officers were killed in the western Mexican state of Jalisco by men who lobbed grenades and fired more than 800 bullets
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 00:00
Growth in population and tourism contaminate the islands' environment with alien species and pollution. But some say tourists, not citizens, should be kept out.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 00:00
The slaying of a rising political star is ascribed to his refusal to have any contact with drug traffickers.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 00:00
Mexico continues to be one of the most dangerous countries in the hemisphere to work as a journalist, according to Gonzalo Marroquin, president of the Commission for Freedom of the Press and Information, part of the Inter Amercian Press Association (IAPA)
Monday, October 6, 2008 - 00:00
With dozens of bodies found in the last week, some in law enforcement see 'the tail end' of the organization. But others warn that elements of the ruthless cartel remain very much alive
Friday, October 3, 2008 - 00:00
President Felipe Calderon sent a proposal to Mexico's Congress that would scrap the penalties for possession of small amounts of drugs, including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, opium and marijuana