Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced last week that the social networking site had reached a staggering one billion users – nearly one seventh of the world’s population.

One of Mexico’s most feared and violent criminal gangs was dealt a bitter blow when marines shot dead its highest ranking leader in Coahuila on Sunday.

According to a study by the KPGM consulting group, Mexico is the fourth biggest market in the world for luxury brand goods. It is number one in Latin America, accounting for 55 percent of all luxury item sales in the region, totaling some 12 billion dollars.

The Federal Ministry of Tourism reported last week that European tourism in Mexico grew 7.4 percent between January and July this year, compared with the same period last year.

Mexico’s lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, passed President Felipe Calderon’s controversial labor reform bill last Saturday.

Hundreds of union members march in Guadalajara Wednesday in protest at the labor reform package under discussion in Congress.