News stories by Diego Cevallos, page 3

Thousands of fishermen in Mexico have gone on strike over the last few days to protest the rise in the cost of diesel fuel which, they say, has reduced their profit margin to zero. But the industry’s problems, which have been simmering for decades, go beyond the question of fuel prices.

Thousands of fishermen in Mexico have gone on strike over the last few days to protest the rise in the cost of diesel fuel which, they say, has reduced their profit margin to zero. But the industry’s problems, which have been simmering for decades, go beyond the question of fuel prices.

Social activists and members of 'unusual couples,' as the Catholic Church calls gay, lesbian and transsexual unions, are discussing possible actions to be taken on Jan. 13-18, 2009 when Mexico hosts the Sixth World Meeting of Families organised by the Vatican.

A proposed constitutional amendment introduced in the Mexican Congress to reinstate the death penalty stands virtually no chance of approval. But it has generated a broad public debate that is expected to grow more heated.

Life in the Southern Mexican state of Chiapas changed dramatically this year after the emergence of a popularly based insurgence movement last Jan.1.

Life in the Southern Mexican state of Chiapas changed dramatically this year after the emergence of a popularly based insurgence movement last Jan.1.

Life in the Southern Mexican state of Chiapas changed dramatically this year after the emergence of a popularly based insurgence movement last Jan.1.