72 dead migrants found in Mexico tip of iceberg
14 years, 6 months ago

72 dead migrants found in Mexico tip of iceberg

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 去听写专区一展身手 Paula Cruz wept quietly at the foreign ministry office in El Salvador's capital after reporting that her son was missing - and apparently kidnapped - in Mexico. Cruz fears her son may have been among the 72 migrants found shot to death in northern Mexico last week. More disturbingly, according to human rights activists, however, the total number of migrants missing traversing Mexico may be part of a larger toll of hundreds - perhaps even thousands - of people killed by criminal gangs and whose bodies may have been hacked up, dissolved in acid or simply buried. The true number of undocumented migrants killed in Mexico in recent years may never be known, but they would almost certainly dwarf the number discovered last week. Activists say drug cartels like Mexico's Zetas - the gang blamed in the recent Tamaulipas massacre just south of Texas - frequently kill one or two from each migrant group to frighten the rest into asking relatives to meet ransom demands.

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Journalist becomes 15th media worker killed this year in Mexico
2 years, 7 months ago

Journalist becomes 15th media worker killed this year in Mexico

Al Jazeera  

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Journalist found dead in northwest Mexico
2 years, 7 months ago

Journalist found dead in northwest Mexico

Al Jazeera  

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Another journalist slain in Mexico -- the 4th this month
3 years, 1 month ago

Another journalist slain in Mexico -- the 4th this month

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Another journalist attacked in Mexico; 3 killed this month
3 years, 2 months ago

Another journalist attacked in Mexico; 3 killed this month

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Mexican journalist found dead at home, twelfth killed this year
5 years, 7 months ago

Mexican journalist found dead at home, twelfth killed this year

Al Jazeera  

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13 years, 7 months ago

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China Daily  

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Police arrested over alleged torture of man
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Police arrested over alleged torture of man

China Daily  

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Syria awaits key speech from Assad
14 years ago

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Radiation rise confirmed but locals remain unfazed
14 years ago

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China Daily  

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US jet crashes in Libya, pilots safe
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US jet crashes in Libya, pilots safe

China Daily  

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Foreigners, wary of risk, flee Tokyo
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Foreigners, wary of risk, flee Tokyo

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US replaces senior diplomat after his comments irk Japan
14 years ago

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China Daily  

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NZ quake city prays as death toll rises to 147
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Libyan protests spread; death toll reaches 100
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Libyan protests spread; death toll reaches 100

China Daily  

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Heavy police presence blocks protests in Algeria
14 years, 1 month ago

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China Daily  

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Suspect in deadly campus crash set to face court
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China Daily  

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14 years, 2 months ago

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China Daily  

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US lawmaker injured in shooting, 6 others killed
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China Daily  

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145 currently missing in Colombia landslide
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China Daily  

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US to continue to patdown travelers
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China Daily  

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Cholera toll rises above 250 but Haitians still see hope
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China Daily  

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China Daily  

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China minister hurt in jet crash
14 years, 7 months ago

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China Daily  

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Police report 26 killed in Afghan bus crash
14 years, 8 months ago

Police report 26 killed in Afghan bus crash

China Daily  

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China Daily  

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14 years, 8 months ago

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China Daily  

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14 years, 9 months ago

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China Daily  

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DPRK warns of military response to UN actions
14 years, 9 months ago

DPRK warns of military response to UN actions

China Daily  

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US says terror leader dead
14 years, 9 months ago

US says terror leader dead

China Daily  

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What's wrong with the poppies?
14 years, 10 months ago

What's wrong with the poppies?

China Daily  

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Memo from Mexico signals new literary wave in China
14 years, 11 months ago

Memo from Mexico signals new literary wave in China

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 去听写专区一展身手 A new Chinese-language book about a Mexican journalist's personal experience of the past five World Expos, up to Zaragoza 2008 in Spain, could mark the start of the next literary trend as millions of foreigners clamor to study Mandarin. "It's a tool for better appreciating the Expo," said the 27 year old, who has been a fan of …

No word on top envoy to the US; other names approved
15 years ago

No word on top envoy to the US; other names approved

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 去听写专区一展身手 China formally approved key ambassadorial appointments on Tuesday, but speculation continues over who will represent the nation at Washington. Although there was no official announcement on the top envoy to the US, reliable sources told China Daily that Zhang Yesui, the recently retired Chinese permanent representative to the UN, would take up the crucial job. Unlike his predecessor …

Student gets off with light rap for airport lapse
15 years ago

Student gets off with light rap for airport lapse

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 去听写专区一展身手 Chinese student Jiang Haisong, who breached security in January at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, was on Tuesday sentenced to 100 hours of community service and slapped with a $500-fine by the Newark City Court. Jiang, a 28-year-old doctoral student in a joint molecular biosciences program at Rutgers University, admitted to a judge that he passed under …

Quake survivor found in rubble
15 years, 2 months ago

Quake survivor found in rubble

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 去听写专区一展身手 A man buried for 11 days in the wreckage of Haiti's devastating earthquake was pulled from the rubble, as officials said they were shifting their focus from rescue to caring for the thousands of survivors living in squalid, makeshift camps. Meanwhile, the confirmed death toll has topped 150,000 in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area alone, the communications minister said …

Hunger and violence grip Port-au-Prince
15 years, 2 months ago

Hunger and violence grip Port-au-Prince

China Daily  

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Mexico downs 2nd reputed drug lord in about 2 weeks
15 years, 2 months ago

Mexico downs 2nd reputed drug lord in about 2 weeks

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 去听写专区一展身手 Just two weeks after a chilling reprisal attack for troops' killing of the reputed boss of the Beltran Leyva cartel, police have captured one of his brothers, sending a strong message that Mexico will not back down in the drug war. Officials said Saturday night that Carlos Beltran Leyva was arrested in Culiacan, the capital of the Pacific …

Man stabs himself outside CCTV building
15 years, 3 months ago

Man stabs himself outside CCTV building

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 去听写专区一展身手 A migrant worker, who stabbed himself in front of the China Central Television on Sunday in order to draw attention to his article on anti-corruption, will be able to leave hospital in 10 days, a doctor said yesterday. Hu Jiquan, from Yichun, Jiangxi province but worked in Guangdong, claimed to be a TV reporter for Jiangxi TV Station …

Listen up now: eavesdropping is on its way
15 years, 4 months ago

Listen up now: eavesdropping is on its way

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 去听写专区一展身手 Wiretapping and eavesdropping should be used in investigations of corruption, a prosecutor has said. "After legal reform and legislation, measures including monitoring and wiretapping will probably be introduced into investigation of such cases," Beijing-based lawyer Zhang Kai said such measures have already been used in many cases even though there's no clear legal basis for them. "If they …

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