Mexican border city closes off-books rehab centers, fearing infiltration by drug gangsMEXICO CITY — Authorities have closed 10 unregistered drug rehabilitation centers in Ciudad Juarez and say they are going after others they fear may serve as cover or recruiting grounds for drug trafficking gangs in the violence-plagued city across from El Paso, Texas. Amnesty International says Indian woman should be compensated for 3 years in prisonMEXICO CITY — An Indian market vendor who was wrongly convicted of kidnapping and spent three years in prison deserves compensation for the time she was locked away, Amnesty International said Thursday. 24 killed in Mexico gangland violenceMEXICO CITY - At least 24 people have been killed in separate incidents in the northern Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, which has been plagued in a vicious inter-gang drug war in recent times, authorities have said. Mexico frees Indian woman whose imprisonment drew international condemnationMEXICO CITY — An Indian market vendor whose kidnapping conviction sparked an international protest walked out of prison Wednesday after authorities decided not to contest an appeal of her 21-year sentence. Mexico celebrates Independence Day under heavy guard a year after grenade attacks on revelersMORELIA, Michoacan — Mexicans celebrated their Independence Day under heavy police surveillance Tuesday and with a somber memorial for eight revelers killed last year in a shocking grenade attack on the public by drug traffickers. Luxury Cancun hotel offers guests opportunity to help MayansMEXICO CITY - A luxury hotel in the Mexican Caribbean resort city of Cancun is offering guests the opportunity to help poor Mayan communities in Quintana Roo state during their vacations. Mexican court orders Bolivian preacher kept in jail pending investigation into plane hijackingMEXICO CITY — A court has ordered a Bolivian preacher kept in jail during the investigation into sabotage and kidnapping charges in the hijacking of a jetliner from the resort city of Cancun. 31 police officers arrested in central Mexico for allegedly protecting drug cartel hit menMEXICO CITY — Thirty-one police officers have been arrested in a central Mexican state on suspicion of collaborating with a gang of drug cartel hit men. Mexican-American astronaut calls for United States to legalize undocumented immigrantsMEXICO CITY — Spaceman Jose Hernandez said Monday the United States needs to legalize its undocumented immigrants — a rare, public stand for a U.S. astronaut on a political, hot-button issue. Mexican inspectors find at least $5 million hidden in fertilizer shipment bound for ColombiaMEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities say they have found at least $5 million hidden in a shipment of ammonium sulfate at a Pacific coast port, and are still counting the cash. Former top officials in Mexican Caribbean coast state to stand trial on drug chargesMEXICO CITY — A Mexico judge ordered eight former top police and prosecution officials in the Caribbean coast state of Quintana Roo to stand trial on charges of aiding drug cartels, the Attorney General’s Office said Friday. Mexican inspectors find at least $5.4 million hidden in fertilizer shipment bound for ColombiaMEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities say they have found at least $5.4 million hidden in a shipment of ammonium sulfate at a Pacific coast port, and are still counting the cash. Mexico files sabotage, kidnapping charges in hijacking of Aeromexico flight from CancunMEXICO CITY — Prosecutors have charged a Bolivian pastor with sabotage, illegal retention of people and attack on a means of transport in this week’s hijacking of a plane from the resort city of Cancun, the attorney general’s office said Friday. Hijacked plane’s pilots recount tense standoff with incoherent hijacker, as ‘bomb’ ticked to 0MEXICO CITY — 2:30. 2:29. 2:28. … Mexican authorities investigate Cancun Airport security after hijackingMEXICO CITY — Mexican investigators are evaluating a Bolivian pastor who hijacked a jetliner for possible mental illness, and trying to figure out how he managed to slip through Cancun Airport security with a fake bomb in his luggage. Preacher says God wanted him to hijack jetliner so he could warn Mexico of earthquake threatMEXICO CITY — It was 1 p.m. when the control tower at the Mexico City airport got the first word of a bizarre drama that would play out over the next two hours: The pilot of Aeromexico Flight 576 radioed that a man aboard claimed to have a bomb and wanted to talk with President Felipe Calderon. Mexican government to raise taxes, cut spendingMEXICO CITY - The Mexican government has proposed a 2010 budget that includes deep cuts in public spending and increased taxes on income and consumption to cover an expected revenue shortfall of $35.9 billion. Hijacker says God made him do it; passengers, crew safe after police storm Mexico City planeMEXICO CITY — A Bolivian religious fanatic briefly hijacked a jetliner from the beach resort of Cancun as it landed in Mexico City on Wednesday, police said. All passengers and the crew were released unharmed. Police raid ends jetliner hijacking in Mexico; passengers, crew safe; up to 8 men arrestedMEXICO CITY — A jetliner from the beach resort of Cancun was briefly hijacked as it landed in Mexico City on Wednesday. The hijackers released all passengers shortly before federal police stormed the plane, and the crew emerged unharmed moments later. Religious fanatic says he hijacked Mexican jetliner after a ‘revelation’; All aboard plane safeMEXICO CITY — A Bolivian religious fanatic briefly hijacked a jetliner from the beach resort of Cancun as it landed in Mexico City on Wednesday, police said. All passengers and the crew were released unharmed. Airplane hijacked in Mexico City; passengers freed and men led away in handcuffsMEXICO CITY — An airplane was briefly hijacked as it landed in Mexico City on Wednesday from the resort of Cancun, but all passengers and crew were released unharmed, officials said. Airplane briefly hijacked as it landed in Mexico City, but all passengers and crew releasedMEXICO CITY — An airplane was briefly hijacked as it landed in Mexico City on Wednesday from the resort of Cancun, but all passengers and crew were released unharmed, officials said. Television images showed police leading at least five men from the plane in handcuffs. Mexican news media reported the hijackers were Bolivian citizens demanding to speak with Mexican President Felipe Calderon. Mexican official: Bolivian religious fanatic says he hijacked airplane after divine revelationMEXICO CITY — Mexico’s security secretary says a Bolivian religious fanatic told police he hijacked a Mexican flight from the resort city of Cancun after receiving a divine revelation. Passengers freed from hijacked airplane in Mexico City; crew still heldMEXICO CITY — Passengers have been freed from a hijacked airplane in Mexico City, but the crew remains aboard. Passenger Adriana Romero told the Televisa network that all passengers have been released unharmed from the Cancun-to-Mexico City flight, Aeromexico Flight 576, but the crew is still being held hostage. Mexican flight from Cancun hijacked, held on runway at Mexico City airportMEXICO CITY — Hijackers are holding a flight from Cancun to Mexico City. Attackers hijack passenger plane in MexicoMEXICO CITY - Three unidentified attackers hijacked a passenger plane in Mexico Wednesday and threatened to detonate a bomb. Police storm hijacked plane in Mexico, passengers safeMEXICO CITY - Police stormed a hijacked plane Wednesday in Mexico minutes after the hijackers released all passengers and the crew from the aircraft. World over-armed, peace under-funded: Ban Ki-moonMEXICO CITY - Noting that disarmament is back on the global agenda, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon cautioned Wednesday that the “world is over-armed and peace is under-funded”. Mexico City’s love affair with plastic bags will have its limit under new lawMEXICO CITY — Teenagers use them to sneak beer into concerts. Morning commuters sip juice from them. Vendors save on containers by slopping everything from salads to bulk shampoo into them. Mexico shuts three government departments to save moneyMEXICO CITY - Mexican President Felipe Calderon has said that he is eliminating the federal departments of tourism, agrarian reform and public function as part of an austerity plan to save about $6 billion. |
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