In Mexico City, Passengers Can Watch The 'True Terminal'

At Benito Jaurez International Airport, a Japanese man has been actually living the role of Tom Hanks’ character in the 2004 movie called “The Terminal.” However, there is no Catherine Zeta-Jones character to...

The ghost of Mexico City comes back to haunt Beijing

Stop me if you've heard this one before. An authoritarian one party state uses blunt military force to squash a popular uprising. Hundreds are killed or injured and the government fears that attempts to burnish its image abroad by holding the Olympic games will be tarnished...

Private Zoo found in raid to Mexico City drug house

Another hit against drug dealers in this ferocious war against organized crime in Mexico. Another day, another battle but not just another battle, an important gang leader was arrested and so was the son of famous...

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman Warren Buffett's $5 billion investment in Go...

Mexican Billionare who already owns part of New York Times and Sack's Fith Avenue gives his opinion on how to rescue ailing banks.UPDATE: " "Buffett did this after Goldman converted to a bank holding company," said...

U2 Takes Fans Back To Pop Mart -On New DVD

By: George A. Ten Eyck    In these tumultuous times, many people are longing for a time (not so long ago) when gas was cheap, the economy was good, we were at peace (basically), and neon, cool-blue,...

Englishman Taken into Custody at UNESCO World Heritage Site "Teotihuacan" Mexico

Instead of taking pictures of aristocrats and glorifying celebrities I chose to photograph the everyday lives of the contemporary Amerindian population and endangered historical landmarks.Teotihuacan has been...

Conversation with a Nationalist Socialist, Mexico City

La Lagunilla, one of the biggest markets in Mexico City, is a boiling mass of furniture, cheap jeans, cameras, shoes, tacos, antique fur coats, old photographs, contemporary art, beer stalls, BBQs and practically...

Bill Gates' been boothed from 'planet's richest man' status

Microsoft founder Bill Gates doesn't sit on the coveteous chair of "Planet's Richest Man" anymore. The new guy? It's Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu. Slim who according to Forbes ratings in April was second...

Slow down for 'The Day of the Mules' (June 7) in Mexico City

In our urban settings, we forget that transportation and delivery services are provided in other places by animals such as mules which are celebrated on June 7 for 'Day of the mules' in Mexico City...Rest of story on Serge the Concierge

Razorlight USA Tour

Razorlight embark on their first US tour for this album. The tour follows on from the bands European gigs and precedes the UK tour. First show is Boston Massachusetts on Feb 25th and ends with a performance at this years SxSW festival in Austin, Texas. See below for full...

Scientist: Pollution destroying pre-Aztec Mexican ruins

"MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) -- Oil refineries and power stations pumping acid air pollutants along Mexico's Gulf coast threaten to erase carved stone murals at the pre-Aztec ruined city of El Tajin, a scientist said on Sunday. Air pollution specialist Humberto Bravo said...

Mexicans fight tortilla price spike

"Soaring international demand for corn has caused a spike in prices for Mexico's humble tortilla, hitting the poor and forcing President Felipe Calderon's business-friendly government into an uncomfortable...

Zapatistas celebrate anniversary

"Thousands of Zapatista rebels have celebrated the 13th anniversary of their brief uprising against the Mexican government with dances, songs and discussions aimed at improving the status of poor Indians in the southern state of Chiapas. The ceremonies, which attracted...

Troops, Police Dispatched to Drug-Plagued Mexican State

"The crackdown was ordered by new Mexican President Felipe Calderón, who took office Dec. 1 with promises that he would get tough on cartels suspected of more than 2,000 killings this year, including a series of...

Metro Now Largest Newspaper in the World

"It's official. Metro, the flagship title of Metro International, has been declared the 'World's Largest Global Newspaper' by no less an authority than Guinness World Records. According to the Metro website, the free...

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