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Mexico

Mexico's governing party retains power after mid-term election

The governing party of President Enrique Pena Nieto has held on to power after a mid-term election in Mexico. With an average of 30% support, the Institutional Revolutionary Party has a clear majorit

08/06/2015

Mexico

Violent clashes ahead of Mexico's mid-term elections

A day ahead of midterm elections in Mexico anti-Government protesters have violently clashed with police. The government has moved some 40,000

07/06/2015

Mexico

Suspected drugs gangs kill candidates before Mexico midterm elections

Violence before this weekend’s midterm elections in Mexico has claimed the lives of at least seven candidates. Drugs gangs are thought to be

05/06/2015

Mexico

Students clash with police days ahead of Mexican state elections

Disturbances between protesters and police broke out in the same town were 43 students disappeared last year. The demonstraters have been calling for an education reform by the current government to b

04/06/2015

Mexico

Mexico: Protests and calls for boycott ahead of state elections

Protesting teachers in Mexico's Oaxaca state have set fire to electoral offices and material ahead of the June 7 polls.

03/06/2015

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Enrique Iglesias injured by drone during concert

Enrique Iglesias performed a concert in Mexico with blood streaming from a wound in his hand caused when he tried to catch a drone. The Spanish

01/06/2015

Culture news

Chart-topping Mexican band Maná tells its truth

Maná, one of the most successful Spanish-language rock bands of all time, is releasing its new album, ‘Cama Incendiada’. The first single from the

28/05/2015

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Mexico: protest in memory of the 43 missing students

27/05/2015

Mexico

Tornadoes and record rainfall wreak havoc in northern Mexico and southern US

A freak tornado has ripped through a border city in northern Mexico, leaving more than a dozen people dead and many more injured. Flipping over cars

26/05/2015

Mexico

Tornado tears through Mexican border town killing at least 11

A tornado which ripped through the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Acuna has left at least 11 people dead.. Tornado rips through Mexican city

26/05/2015

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Protest against Monsanto

24/05/2015

Mexico

Mexico shoot-out leaves at least 43 dead

A gunfight in Mexico between security forces and an armed gang has left at least 43 people dead. The shoot-out in which officials say one police

23/05/2015

Mexico

Mexico: protesters demand answers over missing student teachers

Demonstrators have taken to the streets in Mexico’s southwestern state of Guerrero, to demand answers over the disappearance of 43 apprentice

15/05/2015

Mexico

Alert in Mexico after thieves steal radioactive material

Five states in Mexico have been put on high alert after the theft of a radioactive substance described by authorities as “very dangerous”. A van

16/04/2015

Culture news

Ismael Serrano's ninth album: reflecting on crisis-hit Spain

He is a poet, a singer, a guitarist and a songwriter – and perhaps most importantly an engaged citizen. Spanish artist Ismael Serrano has gone to

13/04/2015

Mexico

Mexico: Guerrero students in 'hijacked bus' clash with police

Students travelling in a hijacked bus have clashed with police in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Local media reports police stopped the coach due to

29/03/2015

World

Frontier challenges: crossing borders to get an education

Whether it’s travelling across physical borders or crossing a cultural divide, some students around the world undertake difficult journeys to get an

27/03/2015

Mexico

Ten killed in police ambush in Mexico

Ten people have been killed in a gunfight after suspected gang members ambushed a police convoy in western Mexico. The attack, which happened in

21/03/2015

Sport

Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour opens in Mexico City

They are used to bull fighting down Mexico way in the city’s Monumental Stadium. And the bulls on show for the capacity 38,000 crowd were red – the

07/03/2015

Mexico

Frozen mummified remains discovered in Mexico

Rescue crews in Mexico discovered the remains of two mummified bodies on Pico de Orizaba.

07/03/2015

Mexico

Mexico: Zetas drugs cartel boss Omar Trevino arrested

Mexican authorities have arrested the head of a leading drugs cartel, the Zetas – the second such high-profile capture in a week. Omar Trevino, the

04/03/2015

Mexico

Mexico's most-wanted drug lord 'La Tuta' is arrested

Authorities in Mexico say they have captured the country’s most wanted drug lord. The arrest on Friday of Servando “La Tuta” Gomez, is much-needed

28/02/2015

Mexico

Mexico volcano eruption causes further flight cancellations

26/02/2015

Mexico

Mexican police kill one, injure dozens at teachers' protest

Protesting teachers in Acapulco, Mexico, ran into a determined police line as they cut the main road to the city’s airport. They were demanding

25/02/2015

Mexico

Hundreds join Mexican orange throwing festival

Orange throwing is all the rage in a small central Mexican town at this time of the year. Locals in Alfajaycuan marked the beginning of the sowing

24/02/2015

Mexico

Sixteen dead in Mexico train-bus crash

At least 16 people have died in a crash between a freight train and a packed bus in northern Mexico. It happened on Friday evening at a level

14/02/2015