Mexico

U.S. approves a horse slaughterhouse, sees two more plants

WASHINGTON - A New Mexico meat plant received federal approval on Friday to slaughter horses for meat, a move that drew immediate opposition from animal rights group and will likely be opposed by the White House.

Mexican ex-governor gets 11 years in U.S. for money laundering

NEW YORK - A former Mexican state governor was sentenced to 11 years in prison in the United States on Friday after pleading guilty to conspiring to launder millions of dollars in bribes from a notorious drug cartel.

World, U.S. 28 Jun 2013

In key Mexican state, opposition leads in poll for July vote

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's main opposition conservatives are on track to retain the key electoral bastion of Baja California next month, according to a poll released on Friday, in a vote that could strengthen a fragile cross-party alliance built by President Enrique Pena Nieto to re-energize the economy.

World, Mexico Election 28 Jun 2013

Leader of leftist party in Mexico's Oaxaca state found dead

MEXICO CITY - The dead body of a top leader of Mexico's Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) for southern Oaxaca state was found on Thursday and police are investigating his death as a homicide, the state attorney general's office said.

World, Mexico Election 27 Jun 2013

GM to invest $691 million in Mexican operations

MEXICO CITY - General Motors Co outlined plans on Wednesday for investing $691 million to expand its Mexican operations, including the previously unannounced expansion of its Toluca engine plant.

26 Jun 2013

Mexico aims to bring shadow economy into the light

MEXICO CITY - Seeking to dismantle a black economy dragging on economic growth, Mexico wants to lure informal workers into the social security net - and the reach of the tax man.

26 Jun 2013

Mexico arrests ex-governor accused of embezzlement

MEXICO CITY - Mexico on Tuesday arrested former state governor Andres Granier, who has been accused of embezzling millions of pesos of public money in a scandal that will test the new president's promise to crack down on corruption.

Mexico Election, World, 25 Jun 2013

Mexico restricts U.S. live hog imports due to piglet virus

MEXICO CITY/CHICAGO - Mexico said on Tuesday it has restricted imports of live hogs from the United States because of the deadly piglet virus that has spread north of the border.

Health, 25 Jun 2013

Mexico concerned about U.S. bid to beef up border security

MEXICO CITY - The Mexican government on Tuesday voiced concern about U.S. congressional proposals to beef up security along the U.S.-Mexico border, saying it was divisive and would not solve the problem of illegal immigration.

World, U.S., 25 Jun 2013

Senate immigration deal would double number of U.S. border agents

WASHINGTON - Federal agents on the U.S.-Mexican border would double to about 40,000 under a deal reached on Thursday in the Democratic-led Senate to draw more Republicans to a landmark immigration bill headed toward anticipated passage.

Politics, U.S., 20 Jun 2013
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Egypt violence builds, American among dead

ALEXANDRIA/CAIRO - Two people, one an American student, were killed when protesters stormed an office of Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood in Alexandria, adding to growing tension ahead of mass rallies aimed at unseating the Islamist president. | Video

Ethiopia and Eritrea: An elusive peace on the cards?

Ethiopia and Eritrea are still at each others’ throats. The two neighbours fought hammer and tongs in sun-baked trenches during a two-year war over a decade ago, before a peace deal ended their World War I-style conflict in 2000. Furious veRed Sea, UNrbal battles, however, have continued to this day.