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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

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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

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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.

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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

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

Mexico

Dozens of bodies found in Mexican abandoned funeral home

Police in Mexico have opened an investigation after dozens of rotting bodies were found in an abandoned crematorium near Acapulco. The grim discovery

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Police discover 61 bodies in Mexican crematorium

Mexico

Watch: Spectacular volcanic eruptions in Mexico

Ash and gas is erupting from the Colima and Popocatepeti volcanoes

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Babies found alive in rubble after deadly hospital blast

Two babies and a female nurse are now known to have died after a maternity hospital in Mexico was completely destroyed by a powerful gas explosion

Mexico

Mexico gas blast devastates maternity hospital killing two

A tanker truck making a routine gas delivery has exploded at a maternity hospital in Mexico City. At least two people have been killed with 66

Mexico

Two dead after gas blast at Mexican maternity hospital

In Mexico, a maternity and children’s hospital has been ripped apart by a powerful gas tank truck explosion. The initial death toll has been revised