Mexican state oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos produced an average of 2.68 million barrels of crude oil per day in January, down 9.2 percent from the same month last year. Pemex announced its January results on Friday, noting that for the first time the Ku Maloob Zaap heavy oil field in the Gulf of Mexico became the country's most productive oil field with an average output of 787,000 bpd. Related Pictures Chicontepec and Cantarell (Click to Enlarge) It took over that...
Gunmen kill nephew of Mexican governor-elect
The Press Democrat
The Press Democrat
Mario Medina, nephew of Governor-elect Cesar Duarte, was shot in the back Wednesday as he tried to escape from his assailants in the state capital, also named Chihuahua, state prosecutors' spokesman Eduardo...
Mexican national charged with raping teenaged girl in North Carolina
The Examiner
The Examiner
Manuel Arroyo ncwanted.com...
Gunbattles paralyze Mexican city across from Texas
The Press Democrat
The Press Democrat
The Nuevo Laredo city government posted messages on Facebook warning citizens to stay indoors as the battles erupted at several intersections Wednesday night. City officials on Thursday said they could not immediately...
Invasion! Mexican drug cartels in heavy artillery buildup at border
The Examiner
The Examiner
New information concerning the growing problem along the southern border may indicate that an invasion of the U.S. is imminent by Mexican drug cartels....
Gunmen kill nephew of governor-elect during botched kidnapping in violent Mexican border state
Star Tribune
Star Tribune
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - Gunmen shot and killed the nephew of the governor-elect during a botched kidnapping in the drug-plagued northern state of Chihuahua, authorities said Thursday. Mario Medina, nephew of...
Mexican police investigate possible new drug gang
The Press Democrat
The Press Democrat
The six men were found inside a car in the southwestern city of Chilpancingo, Guerrero state police said in a statement. Next to them lay a message reading: "This will happen to all rapists, extortionists and kidnappers....
Chilling effect: Violence silences Mexican media
Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico - Heavily armed troops patrol the city, combat erupts in the streets and mutilated bodies are dumped in parking lots, ditches and curbs. After years of relative calm, the gangland nightmare is back -...
Mexican President Replaces Top Security Official
The New York Times
The New York Times
Filed at 7:40 p.m. ET MEXICO CITY (AP) -- President Felipe Calderon has accepted the resignation of Mexico's top domestic security official, Interior Secretary Fernando Gomez Mont. Calderon says he has named Baja...


