Mexico Army

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  Turkey Gifts Mexico A German Shepherd Pup. Here Is Why

  Mexico's army welcomed a new search puppy on Wednesday, gifted from Turkey following the death in the line of duty of a Mexican rescue dog who had been helping to find survivors of February's massive earthquake near the Syrian border.

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  Mexican President Says He Wants To Disband Country's Army: Report

  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he would like to disband the army and put national security in the hands of the new National Guard militarized police force, though he recognized the proposal was unlikely to happen.

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  Mother's Boyfriend Trained 13-Year-Old For "Jihad", Wanted "An Army": FBI

  A 13-year-old boy who was part of group taken into custody at a squalid New Mexico compound last month has told FBI agents his mother's boyfriend was training him to conduct "jihad" against non-believers, according to federal court documents.

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  Lebanese Fan Stabbed To Death After Celebrating Mexico Win In World Cup

  A football fan was stabbed to death in Lebanon in a row over his celebration of Brazil's win and Germany's loss in the World Cup, the army and media said Thursday.

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  Mexican Army Makes Rare Apology Over Woman's Torture

  The Mexican army made a rare public apology on Saturday over a scandal in which two soldiers and a policewoman tortured a terrified woman in a video that went viral.

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  Mexico Army Ordered Soldiers to Kill Criminals: NGO

  Mexican military documents show soldiers were given a standing order to kill criminals, just days before the alleged extrajudicial execution of several gang suspects last year, a human rights group said on Thursday.

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  3 Dead as Gunment Hit Army Chopper in Mexico

  Gunmen forced down a military helicopter in western Mexico on Friday, killing three troops as violence escalated across Jalisco state during a new operation against a powerful drug cartel.

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  Gunmen Fire at Mexico Army Helicopter, 3 Soldiers Killed: Official

  Gunmen fired at a Mexican military helicopter in western Jalisco state on Friday, killing three soldiers and wounding 12 troops and police as the aircraft made an emergency landing, the defense ministry said.

• Protest Marks Disappearance of Mexican Students

  A protest marking three months since 43 college students were abducted in southern Mexico has resulted in damages to a perimeter wall at an army base in the city of Iguala.

• Mexican Soldiers Allegedly Executed 12 Surrendered Suspects

  Mexican soldiers executed at least a dozen people who surrendered after a gunfight in June between troops and suspected criminals, a government human rights official said on Tuesday.

• Three Soldiers Charged in Mexico Army Killing of 22

  Months after the Mexican army said it had killed 22 suspected gang members in a fierce shootout, three soldiers are being charged with homicide.

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  Latin Passion Dominates FIFA World Cup at Midpoint

  From Mexico to tiny Costa Rica, down to Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Uruguay, Latin American teams have mostly outplayed their European, Asian and African rivals during the group stage ending Thursday and armies of Latin American fans who invaded Brazil by car, plane and busloads have often been the loudest while their teams dazzled on the pitch.

• Mexican army finds new drug tunnel at United States border

  A Mexican official says soldiers have found a new tunnel that was being dug under the border with the United States.

• After 70 years, Dengue vaccine in sight

  French drug company Sanofi could unveil a vaccine in September 2012 for Dengue, the breakbone fever that could help prevent 100 m cases of infection each year.