Mexican naval forces captured Miguel Angel Treviño Morales AKA “Z-40,” head of the notorious Zetas cartel—but his younger brother, “Z-42,” is poised to be the new boss.
Pro-Zapatista indigenous prisoners are gradually being released in Mexico, after years of struggle, but the schoolteacher Alberto Patishtán remains imprisoned.
Israel’s embassy in Mexico City denied widespread reports in the Mexican media that Israeli military advisors are training police in the southern state of Chiapas.
Thousands of migrants continue to be killed or kidnapped each year as they try to cross Mexico to the US; activists say Mexican officials are involved in some of the crimes.
Some 1,000 people turned out for the funeral of three activists found murdered five days after they disappeared following a protest.
More than 160 civil society organizations sent an open letter to the OAS summit, calling for alternatives to the “war on drugs” that guarantee respect for human rights.
Mexican and Central American activists tour the US to increase awareness about immigration and to build ties with US-based activists.
Greenpeace activists scaled a 104-meter monument to bring attention to plans by Monsanto and other companies for drastically expanding the use of transgenic corn in Mexico.
Mexican authorities believe that the grandson of renowned African American leader Malcolm X was killed by barroom enforcers who were just after money.
President Obama said he will wait until he meets with his Mexican counterpart Enrique Peña Nieto this week to discuss Mexico's decision to curtail access of US security agencies.
Teacher protests against a US-style education “reform” program turned violent in Guerrero as masked men attacked the offices of several political parties.
Monsanto continues its drive to spread its transgenic corn over Mexico, at the cost of destroying the native varieties and devastating local production.
