Mark - Instablogs
Oct 22 2009
The murder rate in Ciudad Juarez on the Mexico-US border has reached an all-time high amid battles between rival drug cartels, Mexican officials say. Up to mid-October, there were 1,986 killings in Juarez on the US-Mexico border - 815 more than last...
Oct 10 2009
The mutilated body of a state official who authorities said was suspected of giving fake driver’s licenses to drug gang members was found hanging from a bridge Friday in the Mexican border city of Tijuana. Relatives identified the man as Rogelio...
Sep 17 2009
Gunmen burst into a drug treatment center in the northern Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez and shot to death 10 people, the second such mass killing this month. Investigators said the attack was part of a turf battle between the Juarez and Sinaloa...
Jun 19 2009
Many of the firearms fuelling Mexican drug violence originated in the United States, says a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released Thursday. According to U.S. and Mexican government officials, these firearms have been...
Mar 26 2008
If you’re seeing your grocery bill go up, you’re not alone. From subsistence farmers eating rice in Ecuador to gourmets feasting on escargot in France, consumers worldwide face rising food prices in what analysts call a perfect storm of conditions....