27Mar2015
Indigenous Seek Protection from Amazon Oil Spills
Fusion
No one ever thought that Cuninico, a village in the heart of the Amazon rainforest would ever run out of water. But an oil spill in a nearby pipeline has now contaminated the Maranon river, forcing locals to rely on bottled water supplied from the nearest city.

27Mar2015
Gamma Ray Detector Ready for Business in Mexico
Reuters
Construction of the world's largest and most powerful observatory designed to detect and analyze gamma rays has been completed in Mexico.

27Mar2015
World's Richest One Percent Undermine Fight Against Economic Inequalities
Inter Press Service
The growing economic inequalities between rich and poor – and the lopsided concentration of wealth and power in the hands of the world’s one percent – are undermining international efforts to fight global poverty, environmental degradation and social injustice.

27Mar2015
Mexico Double-Transplant Patient Files for US Humanitarian Visa Application
The Associated Press
A young Mexican man who is urgently trying to travel to the Mayo Clinic for a double-organ transplant filed a third U.S. visa application after being turned down twice.

27Mar2015
Watchdog: DEA Agents Partied with Prostitutes Paid for By Drug Cartels
Foreign Policy
Secret Service agents aren’t the only ones who like to party with prostitutes: An internal US Justice Department review found Drug Enforcement Administration agents like to get down with purveyors of the world’s oldest profession as well. They just don’t like to pick up the tab.

26Mar2015
US Methods to Combat Illegal Weapons Flowing Into Mexico Ineffective - Ex-Drug Czar
Sputnik
Washington's methods of preventing guns and money from illegally flowing into Mexico are ineffective, says former US director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Barry McCaffrey.

26Mar2015
Cancun Cancer: The Dark Side of the Spring Break Capital of the World
Journeyman Pictures
Cancun, the famous resort and Spring Break capital of the world has become a magnet for mass tourism. But with a threatened environment and marginalized employees, this party comes at a price.

26Mar2015
Chikungunya Virus May Be Coming to a City Near You - Learn the Facts
Medical Xpress
The mosquito-borne chikungunya virus has been the subject of increasing attention as it spreads throughout South America, Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico. This painful and potentially debilitating disease is predicted to soon spread to the U.S.


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