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Objects Left by Immigrants en Route to U.S. Tell a Part of History
January 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Shoes, backpacks and other objects discarded in the desert by undocumented immigrants have been collected by a team of anthropologists to document the difficult journey they make to get into the United States. continue reading »
Mexicans Hurry to Aid the Tarahumara Upon Hearing False Reports They’re Committed Mass Suicide
January 17, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Upon hearing that a number of proud Tarahumara indians in Mexico’s northern mountains were committing suicide rather than succumb to famine, Mexicans rushed aid to them. However, the story of mass suicides was not exactly true. continue reading »
18.2 Million People Visited Mexico’s Archaeological and Cultural Treasures in 2011
January 17, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Mexican archaeological sites, museums and historical monuments attracted more than 18.2 million visitors in 2011, the National Anthropology and History Institute, or INAH, said. continue reading »
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Local Mexican Police Chief Gunned Down at Gas Station
January 17, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Assailants gunned down a police chief in the central Mexican state of Morelos in an attack at a gas station, the state Attorney General's Office said in a statement. continue reading »
Canadian Shot Nine Times and Killed in Western Mexico
January 17, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The killing of a Canadian citizen in this western Mexican city appears to be the work of organized crime, authorities said Monday. continue reading »
Mexican Border State of Coahuila Has 1,600 Open Missing Persons Cases
January 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The government of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila said it has at least 1,600 open missing-persons cases, most of them involving organized crime. continue reading »
Los Aztecas Gang Members Arrested by Mexican Army
January 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff
A leader and seven other members of the Los Aztecas gang, which is allied with the Juarez drug cartel, were arrested by Mexican army troops in Ciudad Juarez, located across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas, Defense Secretariat sources said on condition of anonymity. continue reading »
HS Narco News: Regional Boss for Zetas Drug Cartel Arrested in Monterrey
January 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff
A high-ranking member of the Los Zetas drug cartel captured near the border between the northern states of Nuevo Leon and Coahuila is linked to more than 50 murders, including that of a U.S. agent, the Mexican government said Friday. During the presentation of Jesus Sarabia Ramon to the media, Defense Secretariat spokesman Ricardo Trevilla said the suspect had ordered his henchmen to kill 50 people and kidnap and extort at least 20 businessmen. continue reading »
Mexican Rock Band Mana to tour Chicago, NY, Miami and LA
January 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The Mexican rock band Mana greets its U.S. fans again this spring on a new tour of some of the country's major cities including New York, Miami, Chicago and Los Angeles. The Mexican band's public relations firm in the United States broke the news Thursday that it will stage 17 concerts between April 3 and May 11 on the anticipated Part 2 of its "Drama y Luz" (Drama and Light) tour. continue reading »
Singer-songwriter Sie7e to debut on TV in “Una Maid en Manhattan”
January 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Sie7e makes his television debut with a part in the Telemundo primetime telenovela "Una Maid en Manhattan," the Hispanic network said Friday. The winner of the 2011 Latin Grammy Award for continue reading »
Public Safety Group Says Mexico Home of World’s Deadliest Cities
January 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Five of the world's 10 deadliest cities in 2011 are in Mexico, though a Honduran metropolis leads the list, the Citizen Council for Public Safety and Criminal Justice said. continue reading »
Latin Musics Mana & Prince Royce reach No. 1 on Billboard Latin Songs
January 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Mexican rock icons Mana climbed to the top of Billboard's Latin Songs chart this week with "El verdadero amor perdona," featuring bachatero Prince Royce. "Promise," Romeo Santos' collaboration with R&B giant continue reading »
Cop in Violent & Drug Plagued Ciudad Juarez Busy Issuing 6-Year Traffic Ticket for Toy Motorcycle?
January 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The incident occurred on Dec. 27, when the boy, identified only as Gael, was riding his toy motorcycle in the gated subdivision where his family lives and collided with an SUV that had blown a stop sign continue reading »
Deadly Statistic: 47,000 Dead from Narco Wars in Mexico
January 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff
A total of 12,903 people were killed in drug-related violence between January and September 2011 in Mexico, an increase of 11 percent with respect to the same period of 2010, bringing the drug war death toll since December 2006 to 47,515, the government said. continue reading »
Video of Mexican Businessman Beats Doorman for NOT Changing Tire- Goes Viral (VIDEO)
January 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff
A video of a wealthy businessman beating a doorman at his luxury apartment building has sparked outrage in Mexico, where people have taken to social-networking sites to vent their anger. The attack occurred in July of last year but did not come to the public's attention until Tuesday, when the video of the incident went viral on YouTube. continue reading »
