Sunday, 09 November 2014 Storming of the National Palace has been the climax of Saturday’s mass rally which was inspired by Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam’s Friday revelation, that three Guerreros Unidos gang members in custody had confessed to… Read More ›
Enrique Peña Nieto
Obama begins Mexico summit with orders lowering trade barriers ( Executive Order )
Before meeting Mexican and Canadian heads of state, president bypasses Congress by signing trade liberalisation orders Dan Roberts in Toluca theguardian.com, Wednesday 19 February 2014 09.46 EST President Barack Obama on the south lawn of the White House departing for… Read More ›
California kids enlist in Mexico militias to rout a drug cartel
Dudley AlthausJanuary 17, 2014 09:03 Born in Mexico but raised in barrios of Southern California, these rifle-slinging fighters are holding down the front line in Michoacan’s battle against a ruthless meth gang. NUEVA ITALIA, Mexico — Moises Verduzco says… Read More ›
This map could mean militia mayhem for Mexico
Many say armed self-defense groups are filling a vacuum left by a near-absent government, becoming Mexico’s next big security challenge. Self-defense groups have surged in western Mexico’s Michoacan state, fighting gangs in at least 70 communities in 25 municipalities…. Read More ›
Mexican army clashes with vigilantes, one dead
– military convoy arrived in the community of Cuatro Caminos on Tuesday to seize weapons, one day after the militia routed gangsters from the area – telling civilians to lay down their arms – Ignoring repeated government warnings that their… Read More ›
40,000 protest Mexico leader on inauguration anniversary
Monday Dec 02, 2013 | Agence France Presse A man wearing a Guy Fawkes mask takes part in a protest against Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, on the first anniversary of his goverment in Mexico City on December 1, 2013… Read More ›
Brazilian president fuming after finding out NSA read her emails
Thursday, 05 September 2013 Revelations of a U.S. spy program that allegedly allows digital surveillance of the presidents of Brazil and Mexico have drawn cries of indignation and anger in both nations, but the fallout may be strongest for U.S.-Brazil… Read More ›