13Jan2013 | Bolivia's Indigenous People Score Coca Leaf Victory at United Nations Al Jazeera Bolivia says that it has been re-admitted to the UN's anti-narcotics convention after persuading member states to recognize the right of its indigenous people to chew raw coca leaf, which is used in the making of cocaine. |
13Jan2013 | Peasants, Indians Take Law Into Own Hands in Guerrero's Costa Chica Region EFE Hundreds of peasants and Indians in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero have responded to the scourge of organized crime by arming themselves, detaining suspected criminals and setting up checkpoints at the entrances to their communities. |
12Jan2013 | Vaccination Underway after Mexico Bird Flu Outbreaks ThePoultrySite.com Mexico has reported outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza at two table egg farms in the the central Mexican state of Aguascalientes. Poultry at neighboring farms are being vaccinated. |
12Jan2013 | A Heart-Warming Story of Mexico's Dog Lady and the Abused Animals She Lovingly Cares For Daily Mail UK Mexico City has a serious stray dog problem, with an estimated five million wild and unwanted animals roaming the streets. A lucky few get a second chance at happy life if they are fortunate enough to find their way to Milagros Caninos, a sanctuary for abused and abandoned dogs. |
12Jan2013 | 'We are Millions': Victims of Organized Crime in Mexico Seek Justice in New Law The Christian Science Monitor With more than 60,000 people killed in drug violence in the past six years, and tens of thousands more disappeared, Mexico now faces the monumental task of addressing the needs of the growing group of those affected. |
12Jan2013 | Hiking the 1,700-Mile Keystone Pipeline 'Trail' Mother Jones In September, 29-year-old Ken Ilgunas was on the hunt for a new adventure. He'd been following the controversy over the Keystone XL pipeline, heard stories of the landscapes it could jeopardize, and decided the best thing to do would be to go see the thing first-hand. |
12Jan2013 | Former Mexican President Felipe Calderon to Teach at Harvard Despite Protests New America Media Harvard University has confirmed that former Mexican president Felipe Calderón will assume a teaching position starting Jan. 28 at the university’s Kennedy School of Government. |
12Jan2013 | First Step in Eliminating Human-Trafficking is to Open Up Our Eyes to the Problem TakePart Human trafficking is an issue that has remained as hidden as its victims, as unlikely a dinner topic as cockroaches in the kitchen. At least the cockroaches are universally known and despised. The same cannot be said for the issue of trafficking. |
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