Cinco de Mayo Marginalizes Non-Mexican Latinos

Gay rights battle raging across Latin America

(NEWSER) - The same-sex Mexican wedding will be born tomorrow as a new law puts Mexico City on the front lines of the gay marriage battle raging across Latin America. But even as gay couples line up to tie the knot, the Catholic Church and President Felipe Calderon's conservative party are gearing up to fight the law, the Washington Post reports. More»

Latin American first gives gay couples new rights

(NEWSER) - Mexico City is set to become the first Latin American capital to say "hola" to gay weddings after lawmakers there approved a bill yesterday giving gays full marriage rights, including the right to adopt. The bill is expected to be signed into law by Mayor Marcelo Ebrard. "We are putting an end to segregation and stigmatization of a sector of society," declared a legislator who voted for the measure. Activists burst into cheers and tears when the bill was passed. More»

Alleged killers come from same gang Christian Poveda chronicled in film

(NEWSER) - El Salvador has arrested four gang members and a police officer for last week's murder of French photojournalist and filmmaker Christian Poveda, CNN reports. Another man who allegedly ordered the killing is already in prison, authorities say. The gangsters belong to the same Mara 18 gang that was the subject of Poveda's recently completed documentary, La Vida Loca. Poveda was found shot dead in gang-controlled territory near San Salvador. More»

(NEWSER) - Americans chow down on hot dogs and embrace their inner pyromaniac on July 4—but what about everyone else? William Sertl of Gourmet looks at national days from around the globe...and the eats that accompany them.

• Australia Day (Jan. 26) Beer, grilled fish, shucked oysters, and chipotle pork cheeseburgers are popular choices. Ironically, Australia Day commemorates the declaration of British sovereignty in 1778.

Vows to transform nation, praises Obama in inaugural speech

(NEWSER) - A former TV journalist representing a party founded by Marxist guerrillas has been sworn in as El Salvador's first leftist president. Mauricio Funes, who ran on a center-left, pro-America platform, called Barack Obama an inspiration in his inauguration speech and singled out Hillary Clinton, who attended the ceremony, as "brilliant." "It's time to take a new road together in democracy," Funes said. More»