12Jan2013
Benjamin Lessing: Mexico's Pena Nieto Needs Laser Focus in Drug War
SFGate
Felipe Calderon's "war," declared only weeks into his presidency, was intended to crush the cartels and reverse the deteriorating security situation. Instead, it unleashed an eightfold increase in killings - devastating proof of how poorly we understand drug-war dynamics.

12Jan2013
Security Tops Agenda for Mexico's New US Ambassador Eduardo Medina Mora
InSight
The incoming Mexican ambassador to Washington called for renewed debate on drug prohibition and on gun control within the United States, and said there would be changes in security cooperation between the two countries.

12Jan2013
Glow-in-the-Dark Roads Become a Reality
TakePart
Club kids and eco-activists of the world, rejoice! Driving at night just got a lot more groovy and a lot less boring in the Netherlands, which is getting a grid of glow-in-the-dark roads.

12Jan2013
Agricultural Subsidies Impact on Mexican Farmers
VOXXI
Who pays for agricultural subsidies? Agricultural dumping between the United States and Latin American countries have swept agricultural production and prices in nearby countries while increasing displaced rural workers’ migration.

12Jan2013
Models Swim with Whale Sharks in an Underwater Fashion Shoot
Telegraph UK
Models Hannah Fraser and Roberta Mancino swim with a whale shark in Oslob, Philippines, for a one-of-a-kind photo-session. The underwater fashion shoot was the brainchild of US photographers Shawn Heinrichs and Kristian Schmidt.

12Jan2013
Animal Activists Protest Detention of Dogs in Park Killings; Tests Come Back Negative
Associated Press
Dozens of protesters chanting "Free the dogs, arrest the criminals!" demonstrated outside Mexico City police headquarters Friday, demanding the release of 57 stray dogs seized over five suspected mauling deaths in recent weeks.

11Jan2013
President Enrique Pena Nieto Signs the General Law of Victims
argentinaindependent.com
Yesterday Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto signed a General Law of Victims, proposed and rejected during the administration of his predecessor Felipe Calderon.

11Jan2013
Are Stray Dogs to Blame in Mexico Deaths, or Were Pooches Framed?
Fox News Latino
Many residents of Mexico's capital are rejecting the theory of prosecutors that stray dogs killed as many as five people in recent weeks at a hilltop park in the middle of one of the world's biggest cities.


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