Shipping American cars and electronics to Mexico may become much cheaper and faster early next year when the first Mexican customs facility in the United States is expected to open in the heart of the …
Fox’s Office Drops Flap With Venezuela
President Vicente Fox's office said Tuesday it would no longer get involved in the diplomatic flap between Mexico and Venezuela that prompted both countries to withdraw their ambassadors. "For us, the …
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U.S. Envoy Denies Venezuela Plots
Despite Venezuelan claims, the United States is not conspiring against Venezuela with coup plots or terrorizing children on Halloween, U.S. Ambassador William Brownfield said Tuesday. His comments, …
Venezuela skips regional defense conference
Venezuela, in the middle of a deep diplomatic crisis with Mexico, decided not to take part Tuesday in a regional security conference here involving top military brass of its Andean neighbors as well …
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Former head of PRI chosen as candidate
Former Institutional Revolutionary Party leader Roberto Madrazo won the party's presidential nomination. After more than a year of often dramatic political combat, Mexicans now know who'll be next …
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Venezuela recalls Mexican envoy
Venezuela says it is recalling its ambassador from Mexico amid souring relations between the two countries. Mexico earlier threatened to sever ties unless Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez apologised …
Fox: Public safety minister, 8 others, dead in chopper crash
Mexican President Vicente Fox announced early Wednesday evening that Public Safety Secretary Ramon Martin Huerta and eight other persons died when their helicopter crashed in the central state of …
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DHS, Congress offer border security plans
As the Bush administration introduces new steps to control border security, a leading Republican congressman is promoting a plan to build a multibillion-dollar fence along the entire U.S.-Mexico …
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Rebel leader arrested in Colombia
The Colombian authorities have arrested a rebel leader who is wanted in the US on drug trafficking charges. Farouk Shaikh Reyes was seized at an airport in the capital, Bogota, as he arrived from …
Guatemala seeks former president
Legal immunity is not what it used to be for former presidents of Latin American countries. Earlier this week, the Guatemalan government sought the extradition of former president Alfonso Portillo …