23Nov2012
'Wrong-Way' US Trucker Nabbed With Ammo in Mexico is Finally Freed
Associated Press
A Dallas trucker detained for eight months in Mexico on accusations that he smuggled assault rifle ammunition is expected to return Friday to the United States.

23Nov2012
Thought US Presidential Campaign Was Over? Now It's Time for 2016
Reuters
The dust has barely settled from the 2012 presidential campaign, and already there is talk about who might run for president in four years, when both Democrats and Republicans will be searching for a nominee.

23Nov2012
Jerry Brewer: Is the UN Effort to End the Cuban Embargo Unjustified?
Mexidata.info
Last week there was a record vote for a United Nations resolution against the Cuba embargo imposed in 1962. A record 188 countries voted for an "annual UN General Assembly resolution condemning the five-decade old US embargo against Cuba." Are their legitimate or moral reasons to maintain this embargo?

23Nov2012
Campaign to Punish Those Who Abuse Mexico Bears
Latin American Herald Tribune
A campaign has been launched in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon to educate people on how to respond if they spot a bear outside its normal habitat and warn of severe consequences for those who abuse these animals, officials said.

23Nov2012
Panel Rejects Geidar Aliyev Statue - Azerbaijan Officials Threaten Suspending Ties
Associated Press
Azerbaijan officials have said that removal of the statue could affect diplomatic relations with Mexico after a commission of experts said Mexico City's government should remove the statue of Azerbaijan's former president.

23Nov2012
Casa Azul Exhibition Shows Artist Frida Kahlo's Iconic Mexican Style
Agence France-Presse
The late surrealist painter with the unibrow, known for her haunting self-portraits, has long since become a fashion icon. Now, in memory of that, 300 items have been taken out of her wardrobes, trunks and bathroom closets and put on display in Casa Azul, her home-turned-museum in Mexico City.

23Nov2012
Yaqui and Navajo: Theft of Indian Water Rights is a Crime Against Humanity
The Narcosphere
Traditional leaders completed the final document at the International Forum for the Defense of Water. The two day gathering, hosted by the Traditional Authority of Vicam Pueblo, brought together Indigenous Peoples in solidarity with the Zapatistas to protect Indian water rights.

23Nov2012
Even as Tijuana Tourism Diversifies, Plaster Piggy Banks Retain a Slot
Fronteras Desk
Fronteras reporter Adrian Florido says that even as officials promote a newer, hipper Tijuana, vestiges of the city's older, kitschier tourism economy are still kicking - like plaster piggy banks.


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