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Monday, October 11, 2010 - 00:00
Until recently, most of the killings of town officials have been in little-known villages.
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 00:00
"For me, it reflects a terrible inconsistency in government policies in the United States," the Mexican leader said.
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 00:00
Searches of vehicles crossing into Mexico are yielding few weapons in what U.S. officials concede is a frustrating effort to slow the flow of guns to violent Mexican cartels operating across the U.S. border.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 00:00
Mexican marines found the dumped bodies of 72 people at a rural location in northern Mexico following a shootout with suspected drug cartel gunmen
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 00:00
The U.S. State Department was urging its employees Tuesday to keep their children home from a school popular with Americans after a shootout nearby in the northern city of Monterrey.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 00:00
Despite the tons of narcotics moving through Mexico, inhalants remain the drug of choice for many Mexicans
Monday, August 23, 2010 - 00:00
Heavily armed drug gang members engaged in an intense firefight with police, then fled into a luxury hotel popular with foreign tourists and held about 30 people hostage.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 00:00
The Mexican government has not released a breakdown by city, only states, so it is difficult to know where in a sprawling state that the violence is occurring.
Friday, July 23, 2010 - 00:00
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez's government had closed its embassy in Bogota and demanded that Colombia's ambassador in Caracas leave the country within 72 hours.
Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 00:00
Argentina has legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, becoming the first country in Latin America to give gays and lesbians all the legal rights that marriage brings to heterosexual couples.
The vote came down to 33 in favor, 27 against and 3 abstenti