The Jalisco Cruz Roja held a modest celebration in Guadalajara’s Parque Morelos to mark World Red Cross Day on May 8, but the organization remains beset by a lack of funds.

French expatriates around the world turned out in large numbers last weekend as the country elected its first Socialist Party president since Francois Mitterrand in the 1980s.

Slap on sunscreen and drink plenty of water, for the hot season is here with a vengeance. Temperatures reached a scorching 43 Celsius last week in Santa Rosa, Amatitan, less then 50 kilometers north of Guadalajara.

Leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador met with Cardinal Jose Francisco Robles Ortega last week to repair his damaged relationship with the local Archdiocese.

A handful of thriving Mexican craft breweries will be thirsting for success at the World Beer Cup, the most prestigious international beer competition.

President Felipe Calderon has named former Guadalajara Mayor and Jalisco Governor Francisco Ramirez Acuña (2001-2006) as the new Mexican ambassador to Spain.