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Mexico: protest in memory of the 43 missing students

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Major flooding hits Mexico and Texas, thousands stranded

Record rainfall in the US state of Texas has flooded major motorways, making driving impossible for many people in the Houston area. Some drivers who

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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

Mexico

Frozen mummified remains discovered in Mexico

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

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

Brazil

Italian ex-militant Battisti "not entitled to asylum" in Brazil

A judge in Brazil orders the deportation of the former Italian left-wing militant Cesare Battisti.

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

Mexico

Mexico volcano eruption causes further flight cancellations

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

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