20Jul2013
Wearable Robot Allows Disabled to Stand and Walk
Al Jazeera
For the millions of people suffering from some form of paralysis, the only mobility option remains a wheelchair. Now, engineers have developed a wearable robot which allows people with paralysis to stand and walk.

20Jul2013
Mexican Woman Fights One-Year Jail Sentence for Having an Abortion
IANS/EFE
A woman sentenced to one year in jail for having an abortion has taken her case to the highest court in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi.

20Jul2013
University Research Team Creates Way to Take Salt Out of Water
KVUE News
Finding drinking water is a problem worldwide, so imagine taking salt water from the Gulf of Mexico and turning it into fresh water for Central Texas. One University of Texas professor and his research team are working on a new technology that could make the process much easier.

20Jul2013
Concerns for Media After Another Journalist Murdered in Mexico
The Argentina Independent
The Inter-american Press Society this week condemned the recent murder of journalist Alberto Lopez Bello in Oaxaca, saying that the lack of protection for journalists leads to self-censorship.

20Jul2013
Top 8 Latino Writers You Should Know About
VOXXI
Latinos and writing are a couple made in heaven. Their passion and heritage provide for fantastic literary universes once and again recognized worldwide. These eight are perhaps the creme de la creme of Latino writers - ever.

20Jul2013
I Was a Teenage Hit Man for Miguel Trevino, Leader of Mexico's Zetas Cartel
Center for Investigative Reporting
When Rosalio Reta was 13, the leader of Mexico's most violent drug cartel recruited him to be an assassin. Miguel Trevino, who was just captured by the Mexican marines, used American teenagers to carry out killings on both sides of the border.

19Jul2013
Mexico Enacts New Money Laundering Legislation
InSight Crime
A new law in Mexico aims to combat money laundering by limiting cash transactions and requiring businesses to report suspicious dealings, as part of a government push to target the finances of criminal organizations.

19Jul2013
Growing Concern as Northern Mexico's Unique Wetlands Continue to Disappear
Al Jazeera
For decades scientists and tourists have flocked to northern Mexico's desert to visit wetlands and natural springs that host unique ecosystems. But in recent years the pools have begun to shrink - some have even dried up completely.


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