A Japanese man who has been living in a Mexico City airport for three months says he has no plans on leaving. Mexican authorities say the man, who has survived on fast-food restaurant donations, can't be forced to leave until his visa expires in March. (via Boing Boing)

The mutilated bodies of seven dead people were dumped in a soccer field in Ciudad Juarez, the latest in a bloody month of drug-related violence in México.

México's attorney general says the former head of the country's anti-organized crime agency accepted $450,000 from drug cartels while serving as a monthly informant.

In a move to curb rampant corruption, Mexican federal officials replaced 500 police officers in Tijuana. Meanwhile, one of Mexico's top drug officials was arrested for providing information to drug cartels.

Over 11 people, including a teenage girl, were killed in drug-related violence this past weekend in Tijuana, México.

A veteran crime and narcotrafficking reporter for Mexican newspaper El Diario was gunned down in his car with his daughter.

Scientists at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) say they have discovered a method to make synthetic diamonds out of tequila. They're too small for jewelry but they taste great with salt and lime.

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has promised to intensify his country's collaboration with Mexico to fight drug cartels: "When you live in a country like Colombia that has already faced that intense fight against crime, one is very happy to see efforts like those of President Calderón."

A plane crash that killed Mexico's Interior Minister, Juan Camilo Mouriño, and 12 others in Mexico City is being ruled an accident. Mouriño, who was considered second in command of México's government, was also the country's top anti-drug official.