Apr 22 PHOTO: Latin American leaders stand guard at Gabriel Garcia Marquez By News Desk Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos stood guard Monday in Mexico City, Mexico at the honoring ceremony for Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Hundreds waited outside the Palace of Beautiful Arts in Mexico City… Continue reading
Feb 24 Mexico, U.S. both eager to prosecute drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press After 13 years on the run, narrow escapes from the military, law enforcement and rivals, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is back in Mexican custody. Now starts what is likely to be a lengthy and complicated legal process to decide which… Continue reading
Jan 20 Poco progress in Mexico drug war By Michael D. Mosettig If any one place symbolizes the continuing frustration facing the Mexican government dealing with drug gangs, it is Michoacan, a western state of 4.3 million, which might have suffered as many as 1,000 homicides in the past year. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch How U.S.-Mexico Relations May Shift Under President-Elect Enrique Pena Nieto How U.S.-Mexico Relations May Shift Under President-Elect Enrique Pena Nieto… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch Obama Meets Mexican President-Elect Nieto to Discuss War on Drugs, Immigration President Obama sat down with Mexican President-Elect Enrique Pena Nieto -- set to take office later this week -- to discuss many subjects, including the uptick in drug violence in Mexico and along the U.S. border, illegal immigration, and economic… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch Pena Nieto Outlines Agenda on Drug Trafficking, Economic Reforms Pena Nieto Outlines Agenda on Drug Trafficking, Economic Reforms… Continue watching
Jul 03 Mexico’s President-Elect: Legalization Should Be Part of Drug Strategy Debate By Margaret Warner MEXICO CITY | The president-elect of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto, said Tuesday Mexico should have a debate about legalizing and regulating the sale of drugs here, an approach advocated by some other Latin American leaders to take marijuana sale profits… Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch In Selecting Pena Nieto, Mexico Reinstates Party That Ruled Most of Last Century Mexican voters seeking a change elected Enrique Pena Nieto, whose party ruled Mexico for most of the 20th century, as president. He promised his administration would not be a return to a more authoritarian past. Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch Mexicans Focus on Security as Top Election Issue In a time of relatively stable economic growth, the top concern for Mexican voters is the national war on cartels and widespread drug violence. Margaret Warner previews the upcoming Mexican election and the various party factions competing for control, including… Continue watching