17Feb2013
Bartender, I'll Have Another One... for Charity
Associated Press
The Original OKRA Charity Saloon in Houston is a bar owned and operated by several local business owners who give all the profits to the most popular of four charities at the end of each month.

17Feb2013
'King of the Ranchera' Vicente Fernandez Returns to Tour after Overcoming Cancer
Hispanically Speaking News
The idol of Mexican ranchera music, Vicente Fernandez, returned to the stage to resume his farewell tour following an operation to remove a cancerous tumor of the liver.

17Feb2013
Inside Story Americas: Is Mexico's War on Drugs Close to a Real End?
Al Jazeera
As Pena Nieto unveils new preventive strategy to deal with the issue, we ask if it will translate into positive change.

17Feb2013
WWF Works to Protect People and Bears from Conflict
World Wildlife Foundation
Working with communities to protect people and bears from avoidable cases of conflict is an important part of WWF’s overall strategy to increase resilience of the polar bear and protect its remaining habitat.

17Feb2013
Government Says Cartel Leader Joaquin Guzman is Mexico's Top Target
Hispanically Speaking News
Capturing fugitive Sinaloa drug cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is the Mexican government’s “most important” objective, one of the country’s highest officials said.

17Feb2013
Habla Bien de Aca: Accentuating Acapulco's Positives in a Time of Negatives
The Los Angeles Times
An Acapulco bar owner heads a business group that took on the daunting task of promoting the city to tourists despite the violence that plagues it, including the rapes of six tourists this month.

17Feb2013
Zapatista Army of National Liberation Introduces New Subcomandante Moises
Upside Down World
Visionary, military strategist, and organizer of the people, these are just some of the characteristics of the new Subcomandante of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN).

17Feb2013
Drugs for Neglected Diseases Wins Mexico's Carlos Slim Institute Health Award
Hispanically Speaking News
The Latin American office of the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative won a Carlos Slim Award in Health, which carries a $100,000 cash prize, for its work and achievements in developing new treatments for disregarded patients, the institution said.


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