ICE frees Mexican journalist
Region: Mexico
Not much happens at the lonely outpost of Antelope Wells, a border crossing in the remote bootheel area of New Mexico. It is the smallest and least-used border crossing of the 43 ports of entry along the border with Mexico... more
Views: 2383Calderon outlines plan for Mexico's struggling economy
Region: Mexico
Mexico, finding itself in the same economic downspin as the rest of the world, is taking steps to jumpstart its economy. President Felipe Calderon recently announced a plan in which he hopes to increase spending on sch... more
Views: 1351Altercation leads to more misery for Palomas residents
Region: Mexico
Just getting by can be a struggle in Palomas, Mexico, a border town 30 miles south of Deming, New Mexico. The town lives and dies by the dollars spent by US customers in the town's shops and restaurants, but that commerce ... more
Views: 1624Kidnapping Negotiator Abducted in Mexico
Region: Mexico
Mexico is facing a crime wave, in which both national and foreign citizens are being targeted for kidnappings. A recent case took place in Saltillo, Coahuila, when U.S. anti-kidnapping expert Félix Batista was abduc... more
Views: 2049Guadalajaran Children with Cleft Palates get "New Smile"
Region: MexicoGuadalajara, Mexico (GroundReport) - Operation Smile and title sponsor Xango partnered to provide new smiles to children in Guadalajara. The free medical mission was held from September 25-October 3 at the Institu... more
Views: 1537Crusading radio journalist killed in Mexico
Region: MexicoAlejandro Zenon Fonseca wanted to do something about organized crime in his town of Villahermosa in the southern state of Tabasco, Mexico. While hanging posters denouncing the criminals on Tuesday, he was shot and killed. ... more
Views: 990Mexican Priest Ignites Controversy over Miniskirts
Region: Mexico
At one time, if the Catholic Church in Mexico issued a command, or opinion, its parishioners would obediently jump. Not so anymore, as Roman Catholic priest Rev. Sergio G. Roman learned recently. When he issued an... more
Views: 1492AIDS Conference Youth: a Force to be Reckoned with
Region: MexicoPosted by Juliana Rincón Parra to Global Voices Online The International AIDS Conference takes place every two years, and this year was the first time it took place in Latin America. Between August 3rd and August... more
Views: 1501African MSM & Sex Workers Voice Concerns and Hopes at AIDS 2008
Region: MexicoPosted by Lova Rakotomalala to Global Voices Online The AIDS 2008 conference (IAC) in Mexico City drew to a close on August, 8th, 2008. The theme of the conference was “universal action now” and judging from... more
Views: 1965Presidential Candidates’ Foreign Travel Unprecedented
Region: United States
Posted by Liz Colville to findingDulcinea The presidential candidates’ summer travels abroad have signaled a historical shift from the “three I’s”—Italy, Ireland and Israel—to countries... more
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