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Mexico's tough-talk mayor has gotten threats
A Mexican mayor known for his tough anti-crime proposals and seeming advance knowledge of the death of a purported kidnapper said Tuesday that he has received threats and now has a security escort.
7 hrs ago | Cybercast News Service
Nidal Malik Hasan was two men. One was the proud Army major who wore battle fatigues to mosque; the other, the proud Arab who wore Muslim garb in civilian life.
15 hrs ago | Google Sightseeing
Streetview arrives in Mexico, Hawaii, updates in Netherlands, Spain
Another month, another absolutely massive Street View update. The big news is that Google has launched a wealth of imagery for previously uncovered Mexico; but they've also added imagery to Hawaii for the first time, added many new places in the Netherlands, and also provided brand new coverage for huge areas of Spain.
20 hrs ago | Radio Ink
CCTTN Launches Mexico City Service
November 9, 2009: Clear Channel Radio's Total Traffic Network and Mexican broadcaster Grupo Acir have launched the first RDS-TMC navigational service in Mexico City, providing traffic data to Mexico-enabled devices.
"In general, the price of antique, out-of-print and rare books in Mexico City is cheap compared with the prices in the U.S. and Europe.
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver's first novel in nine years takes a huge risk in venturing into copiously charted territory.
Global Unions Condemn Mexico's Move to Bust 44,000-Member Union
The global union movement is accusing Mexico's president, Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, of systematically trying to bust independent unions and is demanding that he respect the rights of workers to form unions.
More than 100 dead in El Salvador flooding - Summary
Mexico City/San Salvador - More than 100 people were killed as heavy rains set off mudslides and sent rivers over their banks in El Salvador, rescue workers said Sunday.
Partial protection of seasonal trivalent inactivated vaccine against...
Design Frequency matched case-control study. Setting Specialty hospital in Mexico City, March to May 2009.
Destroyed houses are seen in Sandy Bay, Nicaragua November 7, 2009.
MEXICO CITY a ' Hurricane Ida strengthened off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula as it makes its way to the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Sunday.
Reporting from Mexico City - For decades, Enrique Fuentes, the owner of Libreria Madero, an antique-book store in the Centro Historico of Mexico City, has scavenged through piles of near-garbage every Tuesday morning in a junkyard market in search of printed matter.
Mexico Docs Busted In Baby Theft Scam
Mexican prosecutors say three suspects, including three doctors, were arrested for allegedly abducting and selling newborn babies from a Mexico City hospital.
Mexico mum reunited with stolen baby
Nov. 7 - A Mexican mother has been reunited with her one-year-old daughter after the baby girl was allegedly sold to another woman by a baby-selling ring in Mexico City.
Calle 13 dominates Latin Grammy Awards
Puerto Rican alt-hip-hop duo Calle 13 swept all of its nominated categories Thursday at the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards .
DNA barcodes: Creative new uses span health, fraud, smuggling, history, more
The scientific ability to quickly and accurately identify species through DNA "barcoding" is being embraced and applied by a growing legion of global authorities -- from medical and agricultural researchers to police and customs authorities to palaeontologists and others.
Kristen Stewart & Taylor Lautner Mexico City Press Conference
Many of you watched this press conference live online already, and I've seen the videos, and it was pretty much mass confusion all around due to a poor translator.
Germany, Mexico, US top smart energy list
Two vintage beetle Volkswagen taxies pass by a new "Metrobus" in Mexico City. Germany, Mexico and the United States have crafted some of the world's smartest policies for improving energy use, according to a study released on the sidelines of the UN climate talks here.
Mexican mother reunited with allegedly sold baby
A 1-year-old girl is back with her mother a year after the Mexico City doctors who delivered her allegedly sold her to another woman.
Calle 13 wins 4 Latin Grammys in Las Vegas
The reggaeton group snapped up both best urban album for the politically charged "Los de Atras Vienen Conmigo" and best alternative song, for "No Hay Nadie Como Tu," their lyrically complex collaboration with Mexico City rockers Cafe Tacvba.
Mexican Doctors Accused of Selling Newborns
Three doctors and a nurse have been arrested for allegedly selling newborns after telling mothers their babies had died at a private hospital in Mexico City.
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