18Feb2013
Remembering February 15, 2003: The Day the World Said No to War
Al Jazeera
All across the globe, the call came in scores of languages, "the world says no to war!" The cry "Not in Our Name" echoed from millions of voices. The Guiness Book of World Records said between 12 and 14 million people came out that day, the largest protest in the history of the world.

18Feb2013
Study Says Finding Decent Jobs is Serious Problem for Mexico's Youth
La Jornada
In Mexico, young people are the segment of the population most discriminated against in the workplace because while the unemployment rate for adults 30 years and older is 3.5 percent, in the youth sector it reaches 8.7 percent.

18Feb2013
Facebook Page Monitoring Mexico Security Threatened
InSight
A Facebook page tracking security updates in the northern state of Tamaulipas has been threatened by an unidentified criminal or group of criminals, calling attention to the risks faced by similiar social media services in Mexico.

18Feb2013
Modern Migrants Pose New Challenges to Mexican Border Towns
The Christian Science Monitor
The US deported record numbers of immigrants over the past four years. Although Mexico provides some basic services, the influx of migrants in border towns means good Samaritans and nonprofits are having to step up.

18Feb2013
Earth Hour 2013: Dare the World to Save the Planet
EarthHour.org
Millions of people around the world switch off their lights for Earth Hour at 8.30pm (20:30) in their local times on March 23. For 2013, Earth Hour invites you to do more than switch off. We want you to dare the world to save the planet.

18Feb2013
Boots-on-the-Ground Instruction Carried Out by US Military in Mexico City, Campeche and Chiapas
The Narcosphere
US training of Mexican military forces spiked in fiscal years 2010 and 2011, coinciding with a sharp rise in drug-war homicides in Mexico, an analysis of records made public under the Foreign Assistance Act show.

17Feb2013
Alcohol Blamed for 1 in 30 Cancer Deaths, Even More Pronounced with Breast Cancer
WebMD News
A new report finds that alcohol is to blame for one in every 30 cancer deaths each year in the US. The connection is even more pronounced with breast cancer, with 15 percent of those deaths related to alcohol consumption, the researchers added.

17Feb2013
Five More Rural Villages in Central Guerrero Start Community Police
Milenio
At least five communities in the municipality of Tixtla, in the central region of Guerrero, are ready to organize their citizens and join the organized police system of the Regional Coordinator of Community Authorities.


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