Report: Mexican police chief fired over videos showing torture training
MEXICO CITY, 9:02 p.m. July 18 (AP)
A Mexican police chief was fired Friday following the release of two police training videos that show officers practicing torture techniques, local media reported.
Carlos Tornero, police chief in the central city of Leon, was fired at the recommendation of the Guanajuato state attorney general's office for human rights, the Reforma newspaper said, citing state Public Safety Secretary Alvar Cabeza de Vaca.
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MEXICO CITY, 6:55 p.m. July 18 (AP)Lorena Ochoa, Carlos Fuentes, whiz kid leave time capsule messages atop Mexico cathedral: Mexico's president replaced a 1791 time capsule discovered atop Mexico City's cathedral with a new one containing messages from golf star Lorena Ochoa, novelist Carlos Fuentes and a boy genius.
7:13 a.m. July 18 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Mexican judge suspends Arellano Félix extradition: A Mexican judge has suspended the extradition of Benjamin Arellano Félix to the United States, his lawyer and the Mexican Attorney General's Office said yesterday.
MEXICO CITY, 8:17 a.m. July 18 (AP)
Tropical Storm Fausto becomes a hurricane far off Mexico's Pacific coast: Tropical Storm Fausto became a hurricane Friday far off Mexico's Pacific coast, while two other tropical storms moved across open seas.
MEXICO CITY, 1:41 p.m. July 17 (AP)
Gunmen kidnap high-ranking crime investigator in Mexican border state: Gunmen have abducted the chief of kidnapping and organized crime investigations for the Mexican border state of Coahuila, authorities said Thursday.
MEXICO CITY, 7:09 p.m. July 17 (AP)Archaeologists find remains believed to be U.S. soldiers from 1846-48 Mexican-American War: Mexican archaeologists have found the remains of what appear to be four U.S. soldiers who died in 1846 during the Mexican-American war, the government announced on Thursday. MEXICO CITY, 1:54 p.m. July 17 (AP)
Mexico City promises to reduce greenhouse gases by 12 percent: The government of notoriously polluted Mexico City is promising to cut harmful greenhouse gas emissions 12 percent by 2012. MEXICO CITY, 2:11 p.m. July 17 (AP)
Hurricane Elida weakens off Mexico's Pacific coast: Hurricane Elida weakened to a Category 1 storm off Mexico on Thursday, while Tropical Storm Fausto continued to gain strength.
EL MARQUES, Mexico, 9:03 a.m. July 17 (REUTERS)
Mexican economy feels pinch as factories slow: Mexico's economy is feeling the pinch from a sharp downturn in the United States as factories lay off workers, cut shifts and scramble to reduce costs.
HUATULCO, Mexico, 8:46 p.m. July 16 (AP)Mexican navy seizes makeshift submarine carrying drugs: Mexico's navy seized a homemade submarine carrying a drug shipment off the Pacific coast on Wednesday and arrested its four-man crew. MEXICO CITY, 8:09 p.m. July 16 (AP)
Tropical Storm Fausto forms off Pacific coast, Hurricane Elida strengthens: Tropical Storm Fausto formed off the Mexican resort city of Acapulco on Wednesday, while Elida strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane far away from Baja California's coast.
MEXICO CITY, 6:16 p.m. July 16 (AP)
Mexico offers $97,000 reward for killers of 8 in gang-plagued city: Mexico's government offered a reward of nearly $100,000 Wednesday for information leading to the capture of gunmen who killed an 11-year-old girl and seven others in a northern city.
THE HAGUE, 9:25 a.m. July 16 (REUTERS)
World Court-U.S. must delay Mexican death sentences: The World Court ordered the United States on Wednesday to do all it could to halt the imminent executions of five Mexicans until the court makes a final judgment in a dispute over suspects' rights.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, 2:20 a.m. July 16 (AP)
World Court to rule on emergency Mexican appeal to stay U.S. executions: The U.N.'s highest court is ruling Wednesday on an emergency Mexican appeal to block the execution of its citizens on death row in the United States.
HARLINGEN, Texas, 10:02 a.m. July 15 (REUTERS)
Drug smugglers bribing U.S. agents on Mexico border: U.S. Border Patrol agent Reynaldo Zuniga was arrested last month lugging a bag of cocaine up from the Rio Grande, one of a growing number of law enforcement officers accused of taking bribes from drug gangs.
MEXICO CITY, 12:59 p.m. July 15 (AP)Mexican man detained at U.S. Embassy after showing fake CIA badge: Mexico City police say they have detained a man who allegedly tried to use a fake CIA badge to enter the U.S. Embassy to seek work as a driver. MEXICO CITY, 4:30 p.m. July 14 (REUTERS)
Mexican army abuses need civil trials: Mexican soldiers, accused of killing seven people and torturing suspects in their battle against drug cartels, should be tried in civilian courts for their crimes, Human Rights Watch said Monday. MEXICO CITY, 2:39 p.m. July 14 (AP)
Mexican officials in U.S. to demand Mexican tomatoes be cleared of salmonella suspicion: Mexico's health secretary says a team of health and agriculture officials has traveled to the United States to demand that Mexican tomatoes be cleared of any suspicion in a recent salmonella outbreak.
MEXICO CITY, 12:32 p.m. July 14 (REUTERS)
Elida upgraded to hurricane in Mexico Pacific: Tropical storm Elida strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane Monday but moved farther away from Mexico's Pacific coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
MEXICO CITY, 10:58 a.m. July 14 (REUTERS)
Mexico same-store sales up 0.2% in June: Mexican retailers group ANTAD said Monday its members' same-store sales rose 0.2 percent in June compared with the same month a year ago.
MIAMI, 2:19 a.m. July 14 (AP)
Elida becomes hurricane off Mexico coast: Elida has become the second hurricane of the east Pacific hurricane season as it continues to move away from the coast of western Mexico.
MEXICO CITY, 12:39 p.m. July 13 (AP)
8 shot dead killed in embattled Mexican state of Sinaloa: Local news media say gunmen opened fire on four cars on a busy street in the Mexican city of Guamuchil, killing eight people.
MEXICO CITY, 2:39 p.m. July 13 (REUTERS)
Tropical storm Elida moves away from Mexico: Tropical Storm Elida moved farther away from Mexico's Pacific coast Sunday afternoon but it could still become a hurricane later this week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
MEXICO CITY,, 2:20 p.m. July 13 (REUTERS)
Mexico gunmen kill youths, take hostages: Gunmen killed eight youths and a police chief and took dozens of restaurant patrons hostage for hours in two attacks in the drug gang-ridden state of Sinaloa, officials saidSunday.
MEXICO CITY, 11:34 a.m. July 13 (REUTERS)
REFILE-Mexico police probing 'hitmen' Web site adverts: Mexico City police are investigating classified advertisements posted on the Internet by people offering their services as hired killers for as little as $6,000, police said Friday.
July 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
The week in Mexico :Elida, the fifth tropical storm of the season, has formed off Mexico's Pacific coast.
EL PASO, Texas, 11:48 a.m. July 11 (AP)
More seeking asylum on U.S.-Mexico border: Dozens of Mexicans – including police officers, businessmen, at least one prosecutor and a journalist – are asking for political asylum in the U.S. in a desperate and probably hopeless bid to escape an unprecedented wave of drug-related killings and kidnappings south of the border.
MEXICO CITY, 10:34 a.m. July 11 (AP)Mexico's Human Rights Commission documents eight new cases of military abuse, torture: Mexico's Human Rights Commission says it has documented eight new cases of military abuse and torture.
WASHINGTON, 3:35 p.m. July 10 (AP)
Lawmakers try again to block Mexican truck program: Opponents of a pilot program giving Mexican trucks greater access to U.S. highways won another round Thursday in their battle with the Bush administration.
MEXICO CITY, 2:58 p.m. July 10 (AP)
In tucked-away Tulum, battle rages for one of Mexico's still untouched beaches: The soldiers seemed out of place in paradise. They stood guard at the sandy entrances to the exclusive, beachside hotels, holding their guns while inspectors took careful measurements and studied documents.
MEXICO CITY, 2:33 p.m. July 10 (AP)10 killed by gunmen in capital of Mexico state of Sinaloa: Gunmen killed nine people at an auto repair shop in the gang-plagued city of Culiacan, while a police investigator was found shot to death near the city's police headquarters, prosecutors said Thursday.
MEXICO CITY, 3:02 p.m. July 9 (REUTERS)
Mexico inflation jumps to highest since late 2004: Mexican inflation jumped in June to its fastest pace in over three years on higher food and energy prices, increasing pressure on the central bank to raise borrowing costs despite a slowing economy.
MEXICO CITY, 2:58 p.m. July 9 (AP)Wal-Mart de Mexico says net income rose 9 percent in 2Q on new store sales: Wal-Mart de Mexico SA says net income rose by 9 percent in the second quarter as new stores opened and customer traffic increased. MEXICO CITY, 4:06 p.m. July 9 (AP)
Mexico's environmental department closes 5 small hotels south of Cancun: Mexico's Environmental Department is closing down at least five small, upscale hotels and three other developments south of Cancun.
MEXICO CITY, 3:46 p.m. July 8 (AP)
Mexico City police chief ousted following botched night club raid: Mexico City's police chief was forced out of office on Tuesday following a botched nightclub raid that resulted in the deaths of 12 people.
MEXICO CITY, 2:30 p.m. July 8 (AP)Mexico environmentalists fear deforestation to go unabated in U.N. world heritage site: Environmentalists fear the decision to list Mexico's wintering grounds of the Monarch butterfly as a U.N. world heritage site may do little to halt deforestation that threatens the butterflies.
MEXICO CITY, 7:59 a.m. July 6 (AP)
Tropical depression hovers near Mexico's southwest coast; parts under warning: A tropical depression scattered rains across Mexico's Pacific coast on Sunday and the U.S. National Hurricane Center said it was likely to reach tropical storm force.
MEXICO CITY, 12:54 p.m. July 7 (REUTERS)
Mexico police abused survivors of disco raid – prosecutor: Mexico City police unfairly mistreated the survivors of a bungled disco raid as if they were responsible for the deaths of 12 people, the capital's top prosecutor said Monday.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico, 2:00 p.m. July 6 (AP)Cargo plane crashes in northern Mexico killing U.S. pilot: A plane carrying a load of auto parts crashed Sunday as it was trying to land in northern Mexico, killing the pilot and severely injuring the co-pilot.
AUTLAN, Mexico, 10:28 a.m. July 5 (AP)
Inspectors study farms in Mexico, U.S., but seem no closer to source of salmonella outbreak: Inspectors are collecting soil, water and produce samples, reviewing export logs and combing packing plants in three major tomato-growing states in Mexico.
MEXICO CITY, 9:33 a.m. July 4 (REUTERS)
Spying claim may be new snag for Mexico oil debate: Mexican President Felipe Calderón's efforts to get a divided Congress to back an oil reform proposal are facing a new snag as a key opposition lawmaker accuses the government of spying on him.
MEXICO CITY, 7:20 a.m. July 3 (AP)
4 decapitated bodies found on Mexican city street: Four decapitated bodies were found on a street in the Mexican city of Culiacan, blocks away from their severed heads.
MEXICO CITY, 8:18 a.m. July 3 (AP)
McCain tours Basilica, will meet Mexican president: John McCain toured Mexico's holiest Roman Catholic site and received a blessing from its monsignor Thursday, the final day of a three-day Latin America tour.
MEXICO CITY, 9:05 a.m. July 3 (REUTERS)Researchers open secret cave under Mexican pyramid: Archeologists are opening a cave sealed for more than 30 years deep beneath a Mexican pyramid to look for clues about the mysterious collapse of one of ancient civilization's largest cities. MEXICO CITY, 9:12 p.m. July 2 (AP)
Tropical Storm Douglas forms off Mexico's Pacific coast: Tropical Storm Douglas formed off Mexico's west coast on Wednesday and as with two other recent storms this eastern Pacific season, it was not expected to hit land.
MEXICO CITY, 2:14 a.m. July 2 (AP)
Boris becomes hurricane again in Pacific: Boris gained hurricane strength again early Wednesday as it continued to churn far out in the Pacific.
CANCUN, Mexico, 5:15 p.m. July 1 (AP)
Mexican police find 20 undocumented Cubans at safe house: Police found 20 Cuban migrants hidden at two safe houses in the Mexican resort city of Cancun on Tuesday.
MEXICO CITY, 6:36 p.m. June 30 (AP)
Mexico City nightclub owner charged with manslaughter in deadly stampede: The man who ran a Mexico City nightclub where 12 people died in a stampede will be charged with involuntary homicide, prosecutors said Monday.
MEXICO CITY, 8:20 a.m. June 30 (AP)
Tropical Storm Boris weakens, Cristina becomes depression: Tropical Storm Boris is weakening far off Mexico's Pacific coast and isn't a threat to land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm's maximum sustained wind speeds have fallen to 65 mph (100 kph.) It is located hundreds of miles off Mexico's Pacific Coast and is expected to continue to move out to sea.
June 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Drug gunmen kill six: Drug hit men shot dead six Mexican policemen on patrol in the marijuana-producing state of Sinaloa, the latest in a growing stream of attacks on police, the local Attorney General's Office said Friday.
MEXICO CITY, 8:38 a.m. June 29 (AP)2 tropical storms far off Mexico continue westward track, expected to weaken gradually: Two tropical storms in the east Pacific are expected to weaken by Monday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Boris and Cristina have not been a threat to land. They maintain their westward track away from Mexico hundreds of miles off shore from the southern tip of Baja California. MEXICO CITY, 8:48 a.m. June 28 (AP)
Tropical Storm Cristina forms off Mexico's Baja peninsula: Tropical Storm Cristina has formed far off Mexico's Baja peninsula. Miami's National Hurricane Center says the storm does not threaten land. It is the third named storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane season.
HUETAMO, Mexico, 2:24 p.m. June 27 (AP)
Mexico cheers U.S. aid for drug war, but rights groups worry it gives abusive soldiers free rein: Victor de la Paz was riding back from school on a January evening with a friend, just three blocks from home, when uniformed men emerged from the darkness and motioned for them to stop.
June 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Mexico says U.S. didn't seek extradition: Amid fierce U.S. government protests over the release of a suspect in the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent, Mexico yesterday pledged close cooperation with U.S. authorities. But Mexican officials said they have yet to receive a request for his extradition or arrest.
MEXICO CITY, 12:49 p.m. June 27 (AP)
2 Mexican immigration officials fired in case of Cuban migrants: The Mexican government said Friday it has fired two officials who oversaw immigration offices on the Caribbean coast because they contradicted themselves under questioning in the case of 33 Cubans snatched from government custody.
MONTERREY, Mexico, 9:58 a.m. June 27 (REUTERS)
Mexican drug gunmen kill six police on patrol: Drug hitmen shot dead six Mexican policemen on patrol in the marijuana-producing state of Sinaloa, the latest in a growing stream of attacks on police, the local attorney general's office said Friday.
MEXICO CITY, 7:52 a.m. June 27 (AP)
Tropical Storm Boris forms in east Pacific, doesn't threaten land: Tropical Storm Boris has formed in the east Pacific. Miami's National Hurricane Center says the storm doesn't threaten land.
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