North American summit aims at developing swine flu plan
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) President Barack Obama s first North American summit is proving it s a lot easier to agree on battling a killer flu virus than to untangle knotty disputes over cross-border trade. Obama flew into Mexico s second-largest cit...
 1.0K - Aug. 10, 2009; scored 230.0 Around world, fans moonwalk, hold vigils for Jackson
MEXICO CITY Michael Jackson imitators moonwalked at Mexico s Angel of Independence, a prison in the Philippines organized a Thriller tribute dance, political leaders paid homage and French fans gathered at Notre Dame to sing and cry Friday as the...
5.3K - Jun. 27, 2009; scored 230.0 Mexico gets some bustle back after flu shutdown
MEXICO CITY - Mexico began a cautious return to normal today, the government canceling Cinco de Mayo celebrations as traffic picked up in the capital and cafes reopened following a five-day shutdown to contain swine flu. The canceled events included ...
6.9K - May. 5, 2009; scored 282.0 Mexico lowers flu level, business to reopen
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's health secretary says most businesses will reopen Wednesday nationwide, citing ebb in the swine flu outbreak. Health Secretary Jose Cordova says most economic activity will resume Wednesday, ending a five-day closure of no...
1.4K - May. 4, 2009; scored 248.0 Is swine flu 'the big one' or a flu fizzler?
ATLANTA (AP) As reports of a unique form of swine flu erupt around the world, the inevitable question arises: Is this the big one? Is this the next big global flu epidemic that public health experts have long anticipated and worried about? Is this ...
6.6K - Apr. 27, 2009; scored 204.0 Early swine flu victim's widow not told of disease
XONACATLAN, Mexico (AP) The 39-year-old bricklayer fell ill two weeks ago and became one of the first Mexicans to die of swine flu. But no health worker has come to his home outside Mexico City to offer medicine or ask about the neighbors pigs. In...
6.5K - Apr. 27, 2009; scored 269.0 Mexico swine flu deaths spur fears
MEXICO CITY A unique strain of swine flu is the suspected killer of dozens of people in Mexico, where authorities closed schools, museums, libraries and theaters in the capital on Friday to try to contain an outbreak that has spurred concerns of a ...
8.1K - Apr. 25, 2009; scored 204.0 Bigger guns enter Mexican drug wars
MEXICO CITY - An escalating arms race among Mexico's drug cartels casts doubt on whether Mexico or the U.S. can stop the flow of weaponry, despite renewed vows last week from presidents of both countries. Stockpiles captured by Mexican soldiers show ...
4.7K - Apr. 20, 2009; scored 308.0 Obama offers support to Mexico
WASHINGTON - Confronting a security threat on America's doorstep, President Barack Obama is venturing into the heart of Mexico. His swift diplomatic mission is meant to show solidarity with a neighbor - and to prove the U.S. is serious about haltin...
5.0K - Apr. 16, 2009; scored 374.0 U.S. and Mexico unite to fight smuggling
MEXICO CITY (AP) - In their effort to stop the illegal flow of guns and drugs between U.S. and Mexico, officials from the two countries are considering changes to extradition laws to ensure that offenders get the greatest punishment possible. The pro...
3.5K - Apr. 4, 2009; scored 285.0 U.S. gun control debate hangs over Mexico violence
WASHINGTON - Members of Congress may be alarmed by the surge in Mexican drug violence and its potential to spill across the border, but they grow silent when the talk turns to gun control as a solution. With related kidnappings and killings occurring...
5.0K - Mar. 24, 2009; scored 282.0 Drugs, trade, immigration are concerns as Obama, Mexico s Calderon meet today in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) Days before taking office, President-elect Barack Obama is meeting Mexican President Felipe Calderon, a pre-inauguration tradition that comes as Mexico s drug violence escalates and spills into the United States. Obama transition of...
1.4K - Jan. 12, 2009; scored 1000.0 Mexico honors soldiers beheaded by drug cartels
CHILPANCINGO, Mexico (AP) The decapitated bodies of the soldiers lined a major boulevard, accompanied by a sign: For every one of mine that you kill, I will kill 10. A bag of their heads, some still gagged with tape, was found nearby. The discove...
4.0K - Dec. 22, 2008; scored 277.0 Mexico: Ex-drug czar allegedly took cartel money
MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexico accused its former drug czar Friday of taking $450,000 from a cartel he was supposed to destroy, going public with a scandal that deals a serious blow to the country s U.S.-backed drug war. Noe Ramirez is the highes...
5.5K - Nov. 22, 2008; scored 329.0 Turbulence cause of Mexican jet crash
MEXICO CITY (AP) The turbulent wake of a large passenger plane likely caused the fatal crash of a government jet carrying Mexico s second most powerful official, the transportation secretary said Friday. A preliminary investigation found the jet s ...
2.6K - Nov. 15, 2008; scored 230.0 World leaders plan rules to prevent financial crises
WASHINGTON World leaders moved toward agreement Friday on an early warning system for financial calamities, a commitment to tougher accounting rules and other modest steps to begin restoring stability in a crisis threatening the livelihoods of bill...
8.1K - Nov. 15, 2008; scored 277.0 | 
