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Mexican ruling party picks woman as prez candidate

Mexican ruling party picks woman as prez candidate


It is the first time a major party has nominated a woman to compete for Mexico`s top office.
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Security chief during Mexico`s `dirty war` dies

Security chief during Mexico`s `dirty war` dies


Miguel Nazar Haro was accused of being behind the disappearances of alleged leftist guerrillas in th...
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Mexico rolls out supercomputer

Mexico rolls out supercomputer


: Mexican scientists inaugurated Latin America`s No. 2 supercomputer by size and speed, with the abi...
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Five severed heads found in northern Mexican city

Five severed heads found in northern Mexican city


Threatening messages were left with the severed heads - a common feature of killings by drug cartels...
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Mexico nabs key suspect in arson that killed 52

Mexico nabs key suspect in arson that killed 52


Baltazar Saucedo Estrada has acknowledged he was involved in the Casino Royale arson.
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Mexico sets record for highest suspension bridge

Mexico sets record for highest suspension bridge


Mexico has set a new Guinness record for the world`s highest suspension bridge.
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Police detain 20 in deadly Mexico prison riot

Police detain 20 in deadly Mexico prison riot


No prison officials had been dismissed so far over the fight in which one cell block invaded another...
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103 scribes killed in 2011, Mexico deadliest

103 scribes killed in 2011, Mexico deadliest


A total 103 journalists were killed in 2011, with Mexico the most dangerous place to work for the ...
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Prison fight in northern Mexico kills 31 inmates

Prison fight in northern Mexico kills 31 inmates


Clashes between prisoners wielding knives and homemade weapons were controlled several hours later i...
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Mexico: 13 dead in drug cartel battle

Mexico: 13 dead in drug cartel battle


Mexican soldiers have discovered 13 bodies in an abandoned truck along with a message that they wer...
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Mexico City closes world`s largest trash dump

Mexico City closes world`s largest trash dump


Authorities in the Mexican capital said Monday that concerns about pollution of the air and nearby u...
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First woman joins Mexican Navy`s special forces

First woman joins Mexican Navy`s special forces


Mexico`s Navy has accepted the first woman into the ranks of its special forces.
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Strong earthquake rattles Mexico City

Strong earthquake rattles Mexico City


A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Mexico`s causing panic over 100 miles away. One person is repor...
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Gaddafi`s son denies plot to sneak into Mexico

Gaddafi`s son denies plot to sneak into Mexico


Al-Saadi Gaddafi fled to the neighbouring country of Niger in September and the government there ha...
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Bodies identified in Mexico mass slaying

Bodies identified in Mexico mass slaying


The Zetas and Sinaloa have emerged from years of Mexican drug wars as the largest cartels in the nat...
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War crimes complaint filed against Mexican Prez

War crimes complaint filed against Mexican Prez


Activists claimed that Felipe Calderon`s offensive against drug cartels has involved about 470 cases...
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Mexico acknowledges 2nd Mayan reference to 2012

Mexico acknowledges 2nd Mayan reference to 2012


Mexico`s archaeology institute downplays theories that the ancient Mayas predicted some sort of apoc...
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24 killed in drug cartel-plagued Mexican state

24 killed in drug cartel-plagued Mexican state


Investigators found 12 bodies in the back of the truck, some of them handcuffed and wearing bulletpr...
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Ex-ruling party wins violence-scarred Mexican race

Ex-ruling party wins violence-scarred Mexican race


With vote-counting almost done, Fausto Vallejo Figueroa was nearly 3 percentage points ahead of Luis...
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Mexico crash co-pilot told brother craft faulty: Report

Mexico crash co-pilot told brother craft faulty: Report


Preliminary investigations into the crash suggest that the chopper crashed after running into thick ...
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US investigators join Mexico chopper crash probe

US investigators join Mexico chopper crash probe


A helicopter crash on Friday killed Mexican interior minister Francisco Blake Mora and seven others.
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Mexico minister mourned, fog likely behind crash

Mexico minister mourned, fog likely behind crash


The 45-year-old Francisco Blake Mora, was killed on Friday along with seven other people.
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Mexico loss of 2nd in charge won`t change drug war

Mexico loss of 2nd in charge won`t change drug war


Francisco Blake Mora`s death in a helicopter crash was a stunning mishap too odd for some Mexicans t...
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Mexican interior minister dies in helicopter crash

Mexican interior minister dies in helicopter crash


Francisco Blake was travelling between Mexico City and the state of Morelos just to the south.
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Pope may visit Cuba, Mexico next spring

Pope may visit Cuba, Mexico next spring


The announcement marks the first word from the Vatican of a possible foreign trip for the 84-year-ol...
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Mexican Prez`s sister offers party hope in vote

Mexican Prez`s sister offers party hope in vote


Mexico`s embattled ruling conservatives will enter the 2012 election year with renewed hope if the P...
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Peacocks, prostitutes found inside Acapulco prison

Peacocks, prostitutes found inside Acapulco prison


Two peacocks, 100 fighting cocks, 19 prostitutes and two sacks filled with marijuana were found in t...
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Mexico: Video threatens to disclose Zetas allies

Mexico: Video threatens to disclose Zetas allies


The new message is presented by someone wearing a mask and speaking for Anonymous in "Veracruz, Mex...
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21 killed in series of shootouts in Mexico

21 killed in series of shootouts in Mexico


Mexican authorities say at least 21 people have been killed in three shootouts between soldiers an...
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Mexico nabs alleged Zetas local chief, 5 others

Mexico nabs alleged Zetas local chief, 5 others


The Navy said Carlos "The Bam Bam" Pitalua and five other men were arrested on Tuesday.
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Mexico dangerous for journalists: UN

Mexico dangerous for journalists: UN


Mexico is the fifth most dangerous country in the world for journalists with 70 killed since 2000.
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9,000-year-old tools found in Mexico

9,000-year-old tools found in Mexico


Archaeologists have discovered hundreds of rudimentary man-made tools and artefacts that date back b...
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First UFO photograph could be a massive comet

First UFO photograph could be a massive comet


Scientists believe it could be a massive comet that came close to hitting the earth with the same fo...
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Mexico opposition may work with criminals: Prez

Mexico opposition may work with criminals: Prez


Mexican President has opened an inflammatory new front in the nation`s Presidential Election campaig...
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NASA books 1st flight from New Mexico spaceport

NASA books 1st flight from New Mexico spaceport


NASA has booked a charter suborbital flight from Virgin Galactic`s spaceport operations in southern ...
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Mexico`s Pacific coast braces for Hurricane Jova

Mexico`s Pacific coast braces for Hurricane Jova


People left low-lying shore neighborhoods, hotels dragged in beach furniture and one of Mexico`s big...
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Kidnapping victims held in Mexican jail

Kidnapping victims held in Mexican jail


A kidnapping gang linked to a drug cartel used a municipal jail in the northern Mexican state of Nue...
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Another 32 bodies found in Mexico: Navy

Another 32 bodies found in Mexico: Navy


Another 32 bodies have been found in three homes in Mexico`s eastern state of Veracruz, where doze...
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Group vows to `eliminate` feared Mexican drug gang

Group vows to `eliminate` feared Mexican drug gang


A paramilitary group is vowing to "eliminate" the Zetas, reputedly Mexico`s most violent drug gang, ...
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Woman decapitated in Mexico for web posting

Woman decapitated in Mexico for web posting


The gruesome killing may be the third so far this month in which people in Nuevo Laredo were killed ...
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Two corpses carry threat to Mexico internet users

Two corpses carry threat to Mexico internet users


The bloodstained bodies of a man and a woman were found hanging from a bridge in northeast Mexico,...
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Dalai Lama addresses thousands in Mexico City

Dalai Lama addresses thousands in Mexico City


China has complained over Mexican President`s meeting with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader.
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China opposes Mexican Prez meeting with Dalai Lama

China opposes Mexican Prez meeting with Dalai Lama


China expressed strong reservation and opposition to the meeting between Mexican President Felipe C...
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Mexico leader meets Dalai Lama

Mexico leader meets Dalai Lama


The Mexican leader however reiterated his country`s adherence to the one-China principle.
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US man held for smuggling grenade parts to Mexico

US man held for smuggling grenade parts to Mexico


Federal police captured Jean Baptiste Kingery last week at a house in the Pacific tourist town of Ma...
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Casino attack in Mexico`s Monterrey kills 53

Casino attack in Mexico`s Monterrey kills 53


About 42,000 people have been killed in the drug war across Mexico since Calderon took office in lat...
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Mexican soccer match suspended because of gunfire

Mexican soccer match suspended because of gunfire


A First Division Mexican soccer match was suspended on Saturday after gunmen opened fire on police o...
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Mexico, Portugal reach U20 semifinals

Mexico, Portugal reach U20 semifinals


Mexico remained in position to win its third major soccer tournaments this year, beating Colombia 3-...
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Mexico arrests trafficker accused of 600 killings

Mexico arrests trafficker accused of 600 killings


The Hand with Eyes is one of the groups blamed for bringing the drug violence to Mexico City.
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Mexico`s first face implant performed

Mexico`s first face implant performed


Mexico`s first face implant was carried out on a seven-year-old boy who was bitten by a dog here in ...
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