Mexico Violence

Mexico Front-Runner: Central Theme Is 'Diminishing Violence'

AP | By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2012

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MEXICO CITY -- Shortly after sunrise last month in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, police found 14 butchered bodies in a van outside city hall, a sal...

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Drug Cartel Launches Brutal Attack Near U.S. Border

AP | Posted 05.25.2012

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CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico -- Suspected drug cartel gunmen opened fire on a hotel being used as a police barracks then attacked it with a car bomb Thursd...

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Prison Gunfight Erupts

AP | Posted 05.24.2012

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MEXICO CITY -- State officials say three prisoners have been killed and six wounded in a gunfight at a prison in the violent northern Mexico border st...

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LOOK: On The 'Train Of Death'

Posted 05.18.2012

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In order to reach the American Dream in "El Norte," thousands of undocumented migrants from Central America climb onboard "La Bestia," a freight train...

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Deadliest Days Of Mexican Drug War

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.13.2012

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-- Some notable incidents of mass violence Mexico's drug war over past year: _ May 13: Mutilated bodies of 49 people dumped on highway in northern M...

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PHOTOS: Mexico's Mothers March For Missing Children

AP | Posted 05.11.2012

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MEXICO CITY -- Dozens of Mexican women have spent the day on which their country celebrates mothers by demanding that authorities find their missing s...

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Dismembered Bodies Found Near Tourist Lake

AP | Posted 05.10.2012

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MEXICO CITY -- Police found 18 dismembered and beheaded bodies inside two vans in an area frequented by tourists near the city of Guadalajara in weste...

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Children Who Vanished On Way To Primary School Found Suffocated

AP | ALEJANDRO VILLEGAS | Posted 04.30.2012

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VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico -- Four children who vanished on their way to primary school have been discovered suffocated and buried on a ranch not far from t...

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Masked Gunmen In Police-Like Uniforms Kill 14 Inside Bar

AP | Posted 04.21.2012

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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- Authorities say masked gunmen burst into a bar in the northern city of Chihuahua and opened fire, killing 14 people. Chihuah...

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12 Corpses Found Near Border Are Women

AP | CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico | Posted 04.16.2012

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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Forensics tests have confirmed that 12 sets of skeletal remains found near the U.S. border are those of girls and women,...

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WATCH: Mexican Child 'Violence' Video Stirs Controversy

AP | MARK STEVENSON | Posted 04.12.2012

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MEXICO CITY — A video "mockumentary" that shows children as kidnappers, corrupt cops and drug traffickers sparked a fierce debate in violence-to...

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Gunmen Execute 8 Taxi Drivers

AP | Posted 04.11.2012

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MONTERREY, Mexico -- Gunmen killed eight cab drivers Tuesday in two attacks in the city of Monterrey in northern Mexico, officials said. Three people ...

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Report: 80 Percent Of Mexico Murders Unpunished

AP | MARK STEVENSON | Posted 05.26.2012

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MEXICO CITY — Four out of five homicides go unpunished in Mexico, in part because prosecutors and police focus on less serious cases that are ea...

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Gunmen Ambush, Kill 12 Police Officers

AP | Posted 05.19.2012

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ACAPULCO, Mexico — Gunmen ambushed and killed 12 police officers who had been sent to investigate the beheadings of 10 people in southern Guerre...

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WATCH: Mazatlan's Day Of The Dead

La Carmina | Posted 05.05.2012

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These stands were decorated with real or paper marigolds, photos, favorite foods and belongings. Each had at least one sugar skull, with the name of the dead written on its forehead.

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Four Bodies Abandoned Near City Hall

Posted 04.25.2012

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VERACRUZ, Mexico -- Authorities in Mexico say four bodies were abandoned near a city hall in the Gulf of Mexico state of Veracruz. The Veracruz Att...

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Mutilated Bodies Come With Threatening Message

AP | Posted 04.16.2012

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MEXICO CITY — Mexican police have found the mutilated bodies of six men inside plastic bags dumped on a road leading to the tourist city of Cuer...

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The Drug War's Invisible Victims

Laura Carlsen | Posted 04.07.2012

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Mexico's drug war is a good example of the new wars on civilian populations that blur the lines between combatants and place entire societies in the line of fire.

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American Missionaries Murdered In Mexico

AP | PORFIRIO IBARRA RAMIREZ and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN | Posted 04.03.2012

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EL CERCADO, Mexico — John Casias found his calling when he joined a Texas church group that came to preach the Gospel in the little Mexican town...

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9 Shot To Death In Center Of Mexican City

AP | Posted 03.27.2012

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MONTERREY, Mexico -- Nine people were shot to death early Thursday in the center of Monterrey, the third-largest city in Mexico and the scene of rampa...

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Darrell Issa: Department Of Justice 'Has Blood On Their Hands'

Posted 03.27.2012

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Rep. Darrell Issa (R- Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, says that the Department of Justice has "blood on their hands" following the...

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5 Police Officers Shot To Death Outside Mexico City

AP | Posted 03.25.2012

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VALLE DE BRAVO, Mexico — Officials say five police officers were fatally shot after they stopped a vehicle in a town outside Mexico City. Mexic...

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Deadly Gun Battle In Central Mexico

AP | MARK STEVENSON | Posted 03.17.2012

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MEXICO CITY — The Mexican armed forces and prosecutors have suffered at least 28 gunfire attacks on helicopters in the five years since the gove...

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LOOK: The Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities In The World

Posted 01.13.2012

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Mexico claims the unfortunate dishonor of having five of the top 10 most violent cities in the world, according to a study published by the Consejo Ci...

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Fury After Wealthy Man Allegedly Beats Parking Attendant

AP | By MARK STEVENSON | Posted 03.12.2012

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MEXICO CITY — A wealthy Mexican man has apologized for beating a parking attendant who refused to show him where to find the jack in his car. T...

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