MEXICO - The world-wide economic crisis is hitting Mexico hard – so hard that domestic beer sales in the country dropped a half a percentage point for Grupo Modelo and 1.9 percent for rival FEMSA in the third quarter.

MEXICO - President Felipe Calderon asked those who wanted to give him a gift this Christmas to, instead, donate money to a social organization that looks out for the most vulnerable in society.

MEXICO - The cost of fuel for Mexico’s lone nuclear plant has skyrocketed from 10 dollars per pound in 2003 to more than 134 dollars.

MEXICO CITY - About two in ten murderers in Mexico City are ever brought to justice, according to statistics released by the capital city’s justice department.

MEXICO - The National Action Party (PAN) could be heading for an embarrassing defeat in next July’s midterm elections if polls maintain their current trends.