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Police Shootout in Coahuila Leaves 4 Dead
February 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In Mexico news, authorities are reporting police engaged gunmen after being fired on in Coahuila, Mexico. The gun battle left four of the gunmen dead, it is suspected they are escaped prisoners continue reading »
Armed Men Kidnap Italian Businessman in Central Mexico
February 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In Mexico news, Mexican authorities in the town of Amecameca are reporting the kidnapping of an Italian businessman by armed gunmen last Saturday while he was dining. continue reading »
Mexico Slaughters 2.1 Million Chickens Exposed to Bird Flu
February 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In Latin America news Mexico authorities have slaughtered over 2 million chickens that have been exposed to the bird flu. The outbreak is contained in the state of Guanajuato continue reading »
Drastic Overhaul of Mexico’s Education System Signed in Law Today
February 25, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Today in Mexico news, President Enrique Peña Nieto signed into law sweeping changes to the way the country's education system is run. The laws will mandate equality and put the government back in charge of schools. continue reading »
Mayoral Candidate Gunned Down in Mexico
February 25, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In Mexico news, Mayoral candidate, David Carrasco Carnero, was shot at least five times. Carnero was running for office in Julimes a city in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. He is a PAN candidate continue reading »
NASCAR Mexico Coming to Arizona for March 1 Race
February 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
More than two dozen Mexican NASCAR drivers will make history on March 1 when they race for the first time in the United States. "It's an historic race that we're going to h continue reading »
Human Rights Watch Reports 249 Disappearances in Mexico
February 21, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Human Rights Watch released a report Wednesday that documents 249 disappearances in Mexico since December 2006, when then-President Felipe Calderon launched a war on organized crime that "produced disastrous results." continue reading »
Major Traffic Accident in Mexico City Leaves 35 Injured
February 21, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In Latin America news, Mexico City authorities are seeking to determine the cause of a multi-vehicle accident that resulted in 35 injured. There were three vehicles involved and all drivers are under arrest. continue reading »
STUDY: Violence Against Women in Mexico is Continual with Female Homicides Dramatically on the Rise
February 20, 2013 | by Justice in Mexico | Latino Daily News
A national study in Mexico is highlighting violence against women. The study highlight that violence against women is continual and that homicide against women is dramatically on the rise. continue reading »
Alleged Female Killer of Mexican General Arrives from Spain After Extradition
February 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A woman suspected of being involved in the 2011 murder of Gen. Jorge Juarez Loera arrived in Mexico after being extradited by Spain, media reports said Tuesday. continue reading »
Mexican Senator Jailed for Refusing Breathalyzer, Admits to Drinking Tequila
February 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican Sen. Jorge Emilio Gonzalez said Monday that he spent several hours in a police cell for refusing to submit to a breathalyzer after drinking four tequilas and knowing he wouldn't pass the test. continue reading »
Mexican Government Seeks to Create State Police Forces
February 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Officials will begin working on the legal framework for creating a unified police command in each of Mexico's states, an initiative that has the support of state governors, President Enrique Peña Nieto said. continue reading »
Bird Flu Outbreak in Guanajuanto, Mexico - More than 1 Million Chickens Exposed
February 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The outbreak of bird flu detected in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato is confined to 12 farms on which there are more than 1 million chickens, the Senasica national agricultural health service reported on Monday. continue reading »
9-Year-old That Gave Birth in Mexico, Raped by Step-Father
February 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The girl who gave birth last month at a hospital here is at least 12 years old - not 9 - and the pregnancy resulted from rape by her step-father, prosecutors in the western Mexican state of Jalisco said. continue reading »
Billionaire Buddies Carlos Slim and Bill Gates in Mexico to Inaugurate New Bioscience Center
February 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Bill Gates and Carlos Slim, who control the world's two largest fortunes, inaugurated a bioscience center in Mexico that will conduct research to improve wheat and corn seeds to fight hunger. continue reading »
Mexico to Consider Lower Age of Criminal Prosecution Down to 16-Year-Old
February 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Mexican state prosecutor wants Congress to consider making the age of criminal responsibility lower than 18 after authorities were required by law to release a 13-year-old boy who confessed to participating in nearly a dozen homicides. continue reading »
Mexican President Peña Nieto Presents Wide Reaching Crime-Prevention Plan
February 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
President Enrique Peña Nieto launched Tuesday a national plan to address both the effects and the root causes of the gangland violence blamed for 70,000 deaths in Mexico over the past six years. continue reading »
Community Self-Defense Force Launches in Oaxaca, Mexico
February 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Santos Reyes Nopala, a city in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, has formed a community self-defense force, joining other areas that have created such groups to fight crime, officials said. continue reading »
Mexican Environmentalists Protest Chinese Development Project in Cancun
February 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
More than 100 community activists and members of environmental groups staged a protest against the Chinese-backed Dragon Mart commercial project in the Mexican Caribbean resort city of Cancun. continue reading »
Carnival Cruise Ship with 4,200 on Board Remains Adrift in Gulf of Mexico
February 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A cruise ship sailing in the Gulf of Mexico with more than 4,200 people on board is being towed on Monday to the Mexican coast after being left adrift due to an engine room fire that knocked out the propulsion system. continue reading »
