Mexican drug wars force police to claim asylum in US

"That made him part of an unprecedented new trend: Mexican police officers claiming safe haven across the border in America, because they claim their own colleagues cannot protect them - or might even be trying to kill them."Britain's Telegraph reports on the newest trend...

Texas grand jury indicts Cheney, Gonzales of crime

Texas grand jury indicts Cheney, Gonzales of crime   HOUSTON (Reuters) - A grand jury in South Texas indicted U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney...

Peso's downfall keeps Mexican shoppers away from U.S. malls

Middle and Upper Class families take pleasure shopping in the U.S.A. Some of  them travel once a year to renew their wardrobe, some of them who live closer go there often.What about the yearly trips to...

Plane crash kills U.S., Mexican officials

Four people are dead, including a top US and Mexican water official after their plane crashed in norther Mexico near the US border earlier today."A Cessna small aircraft carrying the Mexican and U.S. heads of the International Water and Boundary Commission - Arturo Herrera...

Evacuations begin as Ike heads for Texas

People are already starting to be evacuated from Texas, as Hurricane Ike is gaining strength across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and is headed straight for the Texas coast after crashing through Cuba...

Mexico to dismiss 400 corrupt police officials

In a major crackdown against corruption Mexican government has decided to boot out 400 corrupt police officers. These officers were posted along the Ciudad  Juarez border which is notorious for drug trafficiking. "Some 400 corrupt police officers will be laid off in the...

8 US citizens among Mexico border city deaths this month

The Juarez drug cartel operating in US-Mexico is fighting a turf war for control of Chihuahua state and its key drug routes to the United States with the Sinaloa cartel, from the neighbouring state...

Signs pointing to mountain lion in attack on boy

"     Mountain lions at the Rio Grande Zoo.   ALBUQUERQUE  - It now appears the little boy mauled in the Sandia Mountains on Saturday was attacked by a mountain lion although game officers still aren't totally sure....

Kernow/Cornwall - links developed with United States

The Kernow Branch of the Celtic League continue to develop their international links, whichhas led to the Cornish nation being represented in the 20th AnnualRio Grande Valley Celtic Festival and Highland Games in...

Leading Latin American furniture trade show to be held in southern Brazil

"Organized by the Furniture Industry association of Bento Goncalves - SINDMOVEIS - the show's services are aimed at attracting new business. MOVELSUL is held in even-numbered years, and because it will take place next year in March, it will showcase launches, an ideal event...

Torrential Rains Create State of Emergency in Southern Brazil

"Brazil, S.A. Heavy rainfall in late September 2007 caused severe flooding in Brazil’s southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul. More than a dozen cities declared a state of emergency. Several people were killed,...

US Border Fence Could Be Eco-Disaster

"US border fence could be eco-disaster Wednesday, 25 July 2007 17:02 While the US Congress failed to pass a sweeping immigration reform bill that would have benefited thousands of illegal Irish ex-pats, the US is...

Bebê paulista sem cérebro alimenta debate sobre aborto

Marcela, a bebê sem cérebro sobrevive.Logo após o seu nascimento, uma "médica" (Fátima de Oliveira) chamou-a não de ser humano, mas de um simples "tronco cerebral", alegando que "Todos os recursos que estão sendo utilizados para manter este tronco cerebral funcionando...

Second phase of Texas Guard deployment underway

About 100 Texas National Guard heading to their assignment of assisting U.S. Border Patrol agents around the Rio Grande Valley.

Tenemos trabajo viajaremos -- Have jobs, will travel

Thousands of immigrant workers have become crucial to the booming construction industry but will they be forced to go home?

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