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Details emerge in Mexican massacre
A human rights group in Mexico released new evidence that military officers gave orders to kill prior to an army mass slaying of more than 20 supposed narco-gang members.
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Mexico sells offshore oil blocs, but majors are shy
For the first time in nearly 80 years, Mexico opened its oil industry to foreign investors, offering 14 offshore exploration blocs—but only two sold, and not to industry majors.
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Mexico: Chapo Guzmán escapes —again!
A massive manhunt is underway in Mexico after the country's most notorious drug lord escaped from the country's highest security prison through a secret tunnel.
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Mexico: violence continues in wake of elections
Mexico's ruling coalition kept its slim majority in elections marred by violence and assassination of candidates. Striking teachers attempted to disrupt the vote, calling it a farce.
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Mexico: new ‘massacre’ in Michoacán
Survivors are questioning official accounts of a shoot-out between Mexican federal forces and a narco gang that left over 40 dead in the Michoacán town of Tanhuato.
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Mexico: cartels declare open season on candidates
Mexico's drug cartels appear to have declared open season on any candidate for public office who will not toe their line in the run-up to June's midterm elections.
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Chiapas peasants march against narco-violence
Maya indigenous peasants in Mexico's southern Chiapas state marched cross-country to oppose violence by narco gangs and the corruption of local authorities that protect them.
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Mexico: Zapatistas support striking farmworkers
Zapatista leaders in Chiapas declared support for striking farmworkers in Baja California's San Quintín Valley, who clashed with police at a march for a $13-a-day minium wage.
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Kin of missing Mexican students take protest to US
Family members of some of the 43 missing students held a vigil in New York City's Union Square—one stop on a tour of US cities to raise awareness on their plight.
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Mexico: narco-gang decapitates mayoral candidate
Aide Nava, running for mayor in Mexico's conflicted southern state of Guerrero, was found decapitated a day after she was abducted in her hometown of Ahuacuotzingo.
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Mexico’s notorious ‘Z-42’ busted
Mexican authorities announced the capture of Omar Treviño AKA "Z-42"—leader of Los Zetas, the ultra-violent narco-paramilitary network that has long terrorized the country.
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Mexico: Knights Templar jefe busted
Mexican authoritie announced the capture of the country's most-wanted drug lord, Servando Gómez AKA "La Tuta"—boss of Michoacán's feared Knights Templar cartel.