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Apr 2, 2012 1:14 PM CDT

6.3 Earthquake Hits Mexico City

Epicenter near that of recent strong quake

(Newser) - A strong earthquake has been felt in Mexico City. Buildings rocked back and forth for several seconds in the center of the city this afternoon, but the mayor says no severe damage has yet been reported. The US Geological Survey reports a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 and says the...

Former Mexico Prez Dead at 77

Apr 1, 2012 11:09 AM CDT

Former Mexico Prez Dead at 77

Miguel de la Madrid led country through economic crises, earthquake of '80s

(Newser) - President Felipe Calderon says on his Twitter account that former President Miguel de la Madrid has died at age 77. A spokeswoman for Calderon's office speaking on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to speak to the press confirmed today that the message was posted by Calderon....

Benedict to Mexico:
Return to Your Faith

Mar 25, 2012 1:16 PM CDT

Benedict to Mexico: Return to Your Faith

Pope says Mass before 300,000, calls for peace

(Newser) - Under the shadow of the Christ the King monument in the Roman Catholic heart of Mexico, Pope Benedict XVI said Mass before hundreds of thousands today, urging the violence-plagued nation to "look deeply into the human heart, especially in times of trouble." The Mass was a second call...

Pope Arrives in Mexico,
Decries Drug Violence

Mar 24, 2012 5:20 AM CDT

Pope Arrives in Mexico, Decries Drug Violence

Tens of thousands greet Benedict upon arrival

(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI wasted no time in Mexico, the world's second-most populous Catholic country, immediately attacking the violent drug war and gang violence that has killed 50,000 people there, reports the Guardian . Benedict arrived yesterday in Leon, in central Mexico, where tens of thousands of people, 20 deep...

Anonymous' Latest Target: Pope

Mar 23, 2012 5:56 AM CDT

Anonymous' Latest Target: Pope

Websites attacked to protest 'political' visit

(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI begins a trip to Mexico and Cuba today, but Mexicans searching for information about his visit may find Anonymous standing in the way. The Mexican branch of the hacking collective has crashed at least two websites for the papal visit, claiming that the visit is a political...

7.4 Earthquake Rattles Mexico

UPDATED

Mar 20, 2012 5:09 PM CDT

7.4 Earthquake Rattles Mexico

No initial reports of death or serious injury

(Newser) - A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit central and southern Mexico today, collapsing at least 60 homes near the epicenter and a pedestrian bridge in the capital where people fled shaking office buildings in fear. One of the strongest to shake Mexico since the deadly 1985 temblor that killed thousands in Mexico...

Eyebrows Raised Over Scrubbed Malia Mexico Story

OPINION

Mar 20, 2012 12:25 PM CDT

Eyebrows Raised Over Scrubbed Malia Mexico Story

Spring break article disappears

(Newser) - An article about Malia Obama's spring break is causing ripples across the World Wide Web: The story, which noted Malia's visit to Mexico with 12 classmates and 25 Secret Service agents, first appeared yesterday and then quickly disappeared, BuzzFeed explains. Links to most versions of the story were...

12 Cops Probing 10 Beheadings Killed in Mexico

Mar 20, 2012 2:30 AM CDT

12 Cops Probing 10 Beheadings Killed in Mexico

Police ambushed as they searched for victims' bodies

(Newser) - A dozen police officers investigating the beheadings of 10 people were killed in an ambush in southern Mexico. Another 11 officers were injured. The officers were traveling in six patrol cars searching for the bodies of seven men and three women whose heads were found dumped outside a slaughterhouse in...

Texas to Spring Break Students: Stay Out of Mexico

Mar 7, 2012 3:06 AM CST

Texas to Spring Break Students: Stay Out of Mexico

Mexico tried to talk state out of third warning

(Newser) - The state of Texas is again warning students to say out of Mexico for spring break. "The Mexican government has made great strides battling the cartels," said the state's Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw. "However, drug cartel violence and other criminal activity represent a...

Global Happiness Tops
Pre-Recession Levels

Ipsos Poll

Feb 26, 2012 7:54 AM CST

Global Happiness Tops Pre-Recession Levels

Happiness up most in developing world; rich Europe gloomier

(Newser) - People are happier today than they were before the worldwide recession hit, according to an Ipsos survey of 19,000 adults in 24 countries, reports the Economist . Those calling themselves "happy" numbered 77% in the poll, up from 74% in 2007, and those who labeled themselves "very happy"...

Vaccine Could Cut
Heroin Addiction

Feb 24, 2012 2:01 PM CST

Vaccine Could Cut Heroin Addiction

Mexican scientists about to start tests on humans

(Newser) - Scientists in Mexico are making progress on a front sure to displease the cartels: a heroin vaccine. It seems to have worked in mice, and now researchers are preparing tests on humans, reports the Guardian . The idea behind the vaccine is to make the body immune to the effects of...

Bullet From Mexico
Hits Woman in Texas

Feb 22, 2012 5:00 AM CST

Bullet From Mexico Hits Woman in Texas

El Paso woman injured by Juarez shootout

(Newser) - El Paso is considered one of America's safest cities, but it was painfully reminded of its proximity to one of the world's most dangerous yesterday. As cops battled carjackers in Ciudad Juarez, a stray bullet crossed the border and struck a Texas woman in the leg as she...

Mexico: 30 Zetas
Escaped in Prison Riot

Feb 20, 2012 3:53 PM CST

Mexico: 30 Zetas Escaped in Prison Riot

And all those killed were rival gang members

(Newser) - Yesterday's riot at a prison in northern Mexico not only killed 44 inmates, but also covered up the escape of 30 members of the infamous Zeta drug cartel, Mexican officials say. "Without a doubt there was premeditation," says the governor of Nuevo Leon, Rodrigo Medina. "This...

44 Dead in Mexico Prison Riot

UPDATED

Feb 20, 2012 8:07 AM CST

44 Dead in Mexico Prison Riot

Rival drug gangs probably contributed to violence

(Newser) - The death toll in yesterday's riot inside a Mexican prison has now climbed to 44, officials say. No guards were among the dead, but MSNBC reports that corrupt ones may have helped enable the brawl. All the Apodaca prison's guards are reportedly being held for questioning. The clash...

Mexico Prison Riot Kills 20

Feb 19, 2012 11:00 AM CST

Mexico Prison Riot Kills 20

Guards regain control after a few hours at facility outside Monterrey

(Newser) - A prison riot in northern Mexico left about 20 people dead early today, according to a security official. A Nuevo Leon state public security spokesman told Milenio television that the riot broke out at about 2am at a prison in the city of Apodaca outside the northern industrial city of...

15 Tons of Meth
Seized in Mexico

Feb 10, 2012 1:00 AM CST

15 Tons of Meth Seized in Mexico

Haul's street value a staggering $4B

(Newser) - Mexican authorities have busted a meth superlab and seized a staggering amount of pure methamphetamine—15 tons, more than double the amount of all meth seizures made at the border last year, and more than 100 times the biggest-ever meth bust in the USA. The sheer size of the bust—...

There Were 2 Crazy Plots to Smuggle Out Gadhafi's Son

Feb 2, 2012 8:13 AM CST

There Were 2 Crazy Plots to Smuggle Out Gadhafi's Son

Plans to get al-Saadi Gadhafi out of Libya were 'Indiana Jones-style'

(Newser) - The strange story of the plot to smuggle al-Saadi Gadhafi into Mexico gets stranger: Prosecutors now say they actually broke up two plots to get Moammar Gadhafi's playboy son out of Libya and into Mexico, plots that the AP calls "Indiana Jones-style." A Canadian woman, Danish man,...

Texan Missionaries
Slain in Mexico

Feb 2, 2012 2:30 AM CST

Texan Missionaries Slain in Mexico

John, Wanda Casias found dead in home near Monterrey

(Newser) - An elderly missionary couple from Texas have been murdered in the Mexican town where they lived and preached since 1979. John and Wanda Casias were found dead in their home in Santiago, near Monterrey, in an area ravaged by battling drug cartels. They were strangled with electrical cords, and a...

Romney Keeps Touting Dad's Mexican Birth

Jan 31, 2012 1:23 PM CST

Romney Keeps Touting Dad's Mexican Birth

But leaves out crucial detail that could upset evangelicals

(Newser) - In an effort to win over Florida's wealth of Hispanic voters, Mitt Romney trotted out a little-mentioned piece of family history more than once this week. "My dad was born in Mexico," he often said, expressing sympathy for immigrants. "I wish I could claim that I'...

Cops Ticket
Kid in Toy
Motorcycle
Accident

Jan 13, 2012 11:48 AM CST

Cops Ticket Kid in Toy Motorcycle Accident

6-year-old drives into SUV, mini motorbike impounded

(Newser) - He's only six years old, but he's already tangoed with police for reckless driving. After Gael Noriega plowed into an SUV, police in Mexico ticketed him for the offense, as well as driving without a license and failure to register his vehicle: a miniature motorbike. The small, gas-powered...