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People from terror-affected areas in Pakistan’s NWFP province and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are moving to live in big cities, especially Peshawar, where greater life facilities and comparatively less security risks continue to tempt...
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The candidacy of Mario Anguiano, running for governor in a state election here Sunday, says a lot about Mexican politics amid the rise of the drug cartels.
A brother...
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Two of Mexico’s famed midget wrestlers were found dead in a hotel room Wednesday, after apparently being drugged and robbed by prostitutes in the Moderna hotel...
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“What is at stake today is not just the result of an election, but rather the future of democracy, of representative institutions,” he said. “For years … crime...
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Filed under: News, Weird When Mexican officials discovered almost a ton of cocaine inside a shipment of frozen sharks, it was hard not to feel a tinge of respect for...
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If you know what’s good for you, fisherman Teodoro Contreras says, stay away from certain places after sunset on the beaches of Mexico’s southern...
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“I like what I do,” he told the police in a videotaped confession. “I don’t deny it.”
Mr. Reta was 13 when he was recruited by the Zetas, the infamous...
made popular Jun 23 2009
Today in Cancún, police were led to an abandoned Jeep with three dead men announcing a new group, the Mata Zetas, or the Killers of Zetas. The Zetas are the armed...
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A stray golden retriever mix who had recently wandered into the hearts of a poor family outside Monterrey, Mexico, was deemed a hero today as he saved his four year old...
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A group of armed men blew up an ambulance Friday, apparently with a grenade, to kill a rival who was being transferred from one hospital to another.
The attackers,...
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I have seen many debates involving criminals, punishments, rehabilitation, and the death penalty. In general, although skeptical and at times cynical, I am a hopeful...
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I’m sorry, I just don’t get it. I know I tend to be both skeptical and cynical, but putting a statue of little Edgar Hernandez, Mexico’s first swine...
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Many of the firearms fuelling Mexican drug violence originated in the United States, says a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released...
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Scientists are genetically modifying a bizarre looking Mexican salamander, which according to ancient mythology is a transformed Aztec god, in the hope its ability to...
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One election spot shows a masked wrestler fighting drug traffickers and promising to crack down on cartels. Another ad vows to give the death penalty to kidnappers. A...
made popular Jun 18 2009
The Mexican Navy says it has seized more than a tonne of cocaine hidden inside the carcasses of frozen sharks.
Armed officers found slabs of cocaine inside more than...
made popular Jun 17 2009
Mexican driver Carlos Pardo,33, has been killed in a brutal crash during the final laps of a NASCAR Mexico race, at Autodromo Miguel E. Abed, in Puebla.
Pardo was...
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The PAN (National Action Party) mayoral candidate for San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mauricio Fernández Garza, has been reported as establishing pre-election...
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Fame is always an inspiring force after any ambitious attempt and this useless 60.1 meter-long pair of trousers is one of them. Mexicans have made it only to get in the...
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The general director of of Mexico’s Social Security Institute, Daniel Karam, has accepted and announced investigative findings confirming irregularities in the...
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The Archdiocese of Mexico’s weekly “Desde la Fe,” has called on voters not to leave their ballots unchecked or to abstain from voting during the July 5 elections,...
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Migration from Mexico, mainly to the United States, plunged dramatically last year as fewer Mexicans left their country to look for work abroad amid a global economic...
made popular Feb 20 2009
AP, Mexico City
Migration from Mexico, mainly to the United States, plunged dramatically last year as fewer Mexicans left their country to look for work abroad amid a global economic...
made popular Feb 20 2009
AP, Mexico City
The government says net migration from Mexico had dropped by more than 50 percent by mid-2008 compared to the level seen in 2007.
made popular Feb 19 2009
AP, Orlando
Is the love affair outsiders have with Florida losing its zest?
made popular Feb 19 2009
The expansion of cities probably lies in absence of bread and butter means in the villages. Sadly, the metropolitan cities have turned into exploitation centers of...
made popular Feb 19 2009
Situation in Gaza is escalating to full scale war with already some 400 deaths and triple of that in hospitals. Using of force can stop rockets from Gaza to Israel for...
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Roughly etched onto Brian’s arm is a swastika tattoo. The 11-year-old says his 10-year-old friend Temashi spent two days “scratching” the image onto...
made popular Dec 19 2008
AP, Geneva
An international migration organization appealed Tuesday to countries to keep open their doors to immigrant workers despite the global economic crises.
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I was born in Maharashtra and am a true Indian. I have loved the city of Mumbai equally as my family. It forced me to write this because of the wrong picture that is...
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How could a people establish itself outside its native country is plainly depicted in the form of prosperous Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Their prosperity isn’t...
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Kalpana Giri was a government school teacher in Bajura and her husband was a policeman. During the conflict, he was forced by the Maoists to leave the police and they...
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The Philippine government’s enthusiasm for the increased deployment of more highly skilled and professional migrants should be reviewed in the light of the political...
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In the face of an economic crisis already causing job losses throughout the world and more discriminatory immigration policies, United Nations Secretary General Ban...
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The Philippines was selected to be a target country for the 15-million-euro (P950-million) global joint initiative of the European Commission and the United Nations...
made popular Oct 31 2008
“Marriage migration is a collective term referring to cross-border marriages which often involves women migrating to the home country of their husbands. The trend...
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Governments participating in next week’s Second Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) should pay attention to the plight of an estimated 20 million...
made popular Oct 25 2008
The second Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) that will be held in Manila on October 29-30 will facilitate discussion among world leaders on the impact of...
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The Atlantic bluefin tuna represent yet another case of wildlife being affected by geographical borders, putting them at immense risk, wherever they go. These fishes...
made popular Oct 4 2008
Can you imagine yourself living in hell? Can you imagine you, your family and your friends having to work and study in a place that was completely taken by violence and...
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