Ciudad Juarez

City

BBC World News, 20.12.08 05:03 UTC

Kidnap notes plague Mexico pupils

A series of anonymous notes have been posted outside schools in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez threatening to kidnap pupils if money is not paid.

Los Angeles Times, 19.12.08 19:02 UTC

Drug violence puts Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on edge

Two journalists visiting the border city for three days find that death is always just around the corner.

Houston Chronicle - World, 18.12.08 22:04 UTC

Police official's bullet-riddled body found in Juarez

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico A senior police commander's bullet-riddled body was found in same spot where an apparent hitlist naming 26 officers was found days earlier, police said today. Roberto Ramirez, ...

Houston Chronicle - World, 15.12.08 19:32 UTC

Attacks in Juarez kills 4 Mexican police officers

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico Gunmen staged four attacks on police within a half-hour period, killing four officers in a Mexican border city overrun by drug violence, an official said today. Authorities are ...

Houston Chronicle - World, 13.12.08 17:31 UTC

Mexican schools close as children are threatened

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico Fourth-grader Ricardo Ivan Ortega knows he is a target in this violent city. His school closed temporarily last month after an anonymous note demanded teachers hand over their ...

Houston Chronicle - World, 13.12.08 02:03 UTC

Mexican soldiers kill pregnant woman at checkpoint

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico Soldiers shot to death a pregnant 35-year-old woman after she reportedly failed to stop at a highway checkpoint in the northern state of Chihuahua, authorities said Friday. ...

BBC World News, 08.12.08 09:32 UTC

Shootout in Mexico leaves 11 dead

It has been another violent weekend in Mexico's drug wars.

Houston Chronicle - World, 08.12.08 07:03 UTC

11 killed in Mexico gunbattles

ACAPULCO, MEXICO Ten suspected traffickers and a soldier were killed in gunbattles Sunday in a southern Mexican state plagued by drug violence. Another soldier, a federal police officer and a state ...