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Federal police present alleged members of the Mexican drug cartel "La Familia Michoacana," detained in a recent police operation, as they are presented to the press in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009.
(photo: AP / Gregory Bull)
Mexican police seize record drug haul
Al Jazeera
" />" /> | Police in Mexico have seized a record 15 tonnes of pure methamphetamine in the western state of Jalisco. | According to the UN, the record haul is twice the total amount of methamphetamine seized in Mexico in 2009. | The record seizures indicate the growing market for the deadly synthetic...
Mexican army members salute during a ceremony honoring the 201st Fighter Squadron at Catapulted Park in Mexico City, Mexico.
(photo: Creative Commons / Sgt. Adam M. Stump,)
Mexican army finds 15 tons of pure methamphetamine
Jakarta Post
| The historic seizure of 15 tons of pure methamphetamine in western Mexico, equal to half of all meth seizures woldwide in 2009, feeds growing speculation that the country could become a world platform for meth production, not just a supplier to the United States. | The sheer size of the bust annou...
Sweetwell forays into India; to invest 15 million euros in 5 years
The Times Of India
NEW DELHI: Belgium-based sweetener maker Sweetwell today announced entry into India with plans to invest around 15 million euros (nearly Rs 100 crore) in the next five years for manufacturing and marketing initiatives. | The company, which has set up...
Foreign tourists shrug off Mexico drug violence
Breitbart
| Tourists at a beach in Cancun, Mexico in 2010. Ignoring gruesome news stori... | Ignoring gruesome news stories of ongoing drug violence, Mexico for the third consecutive year saw an increase in foreign visitors, government tourism figures out Mond...
Mexican police seize record drug haul
Al Jazeera
" />" /> | Police in Mexico have seized a record 15 tonnes of pure methamphetamine in the western state of Jalisco. | According to the UN, the record haul is twice the total amount of methamphetamine seized in Mexico in 2009. | The record seizures in...
Mexican army finds 15 tons of pure methamphetamine
Jakarta Post
| The historic seizure of 15 tons of pure methamphetamine in western Mexico, equal to half of all meth seizures woldwide in 2009, feeds growing speculation that the country could become a world platform for meth production, not just a supplier to the...
Mexican army chief admits mistakes in drug war
Austin American Statesman
| MEXICO CITY — The Mexican army's highest official concedes the military has committed errors in the fight against organized crime and drug traffickers but says those responsible have been punished. | National and international human rights gr...
USF's new downtown Tampa medical simulation center is opening for business
Tampabay.com
| Richard MartinTampa Bay Times | TAMPA - It's been called the engine that will help turn Tampa into a center of health innovation, a lure that will draw 60,000 medical professionals each year for training, and a generator of new companies and jobs. ...
The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy
WN / Marzena Jazowska
The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy
Al Jazeera
| The seed is the first link in the food chain - and seed sovereignty is the foundation of food sovereignty. If farmers do not have their own seeds or access to open pollinate...
This May 1989 file photo shows General Manuel Antonio Noriega speaking to the press in Panama. A Paris court has convicted former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega for laundering drug money in France in the 1980s and ordered him to spend seven years in prison, Wednesday July 7, 2010. Noriega already spent 20 years in U.S. custody for drug trafficking and was extradited to France in April to stand trial on charges here.
AP
Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega has been hospitalised with a suspected stroke
The Australian
| FORMER Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega has been hospitalised for what officials have described as "hypertension with a possibility of a stroke". | The 77-year-old No...
Co-operation in a world of scarce resources
Al Jazeera
| From competition among hunter-gatherers for wild game to imperialist wars over precious minerals, resource wars have been fought throughout history; today, however, the competition appears set to enter a new - and perhaps unprecedented - phase. As ...
The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy
Al Jazeera
| The seed is the first link in the food chain - and seed sovereignty is the foundation of food sovereignty. If farmers do not have their own seeds or access to open pollinated varieties that they can save, improve and exchange, they have no see...



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