Tag: Mexico
Gay marriages begin after Mexico law change
Five same-sex couples were married today in Mexico City after a recent change to the city's laws.[MORE]
Rich list reflects economic comeback
The world's new richest man, Mexican Carlos Slim, and billionaires in Asia helped lead a comeback for the wealthiest in 2010.[MORE]
The hidden victims of Mexico's femicide
Young women in Mexico are being targeted in sadistic sexual violence known as "femicide". [MORE]
Russian teen lands first title
Russian teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova claimed her first WTA Tour title in Monterray, Mexico, after battling back to win her second match of the day.[MORE]
Dinosaur extinction caused by asteroid: study
A new study has confirmed an asteroid impact ended the reign of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.[MORE]
Mexico detects first mutation of swine flu
Mexican officials say they have confirmed the first mutation of the A (H1N1) flu virus in a girl who survived the infection.[MORE]
Ferrer, Williams crowned Acapulco champions
Spaniard David Ferrer has defeated countryman Juan Carlos Ferrero in three sets to win the men's singles title at the Acapulco International in Mexico.[MORE]
Williams through to Acapulco decider
Venus Williams will meet Polona Hercog in the final of the combined WTA and ATP event in Acapulco, Mexico on Sunday (AEDT).[MORE]
Williams through to Acapulco semis
Top seed Venus Williams moved through to the semi-finals of the combined WTA and ATP event in Acapulco, Mexico on Friday (AEDT).[MORE]
Luczak loses in Acapulco
Peter Luczak has been beaten in the first round of the ATP event in Acapulco, a day after being named in Australia's Davis Cup side.[MORE]
Beckman triumphs in Mexico
America's Cameron Beckman has fired a 3-under-par 67 to win the Mayakoba Classic by two strokes, capturing the third US PGA Tour title of his career.[MORE]
14 dead in Mexico drug violence
Gunmen killed 14 people in the northern Mexican border state of Chihuahua, including three women and two students.[MORE]
Mexico mudslide kills 11
A mudslide in central Mexico has killed at least 11 people after days of heavy rain that has already caused flooding and deaths elsewhere in the country.[MORE]
Drug hitmen kill 13 students at party
Suspected drug hitmen in Mexico have burst into a party and killed 13 high school students in Ciudad Juarez, the latest massacre in one of the world's deadliest cities.[MORE]
Home-made spears used in drug gang brawl, 23 dead
A jail fight has erupted between rival gangs in north-western Mexico, leaving 23 inmates dead in the latest fatal clash in prisons stressed by a surge in drug arrests.[MORE]
Quake shakes Mexico-Guatemala border
An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Moment Magnitude scale has rattled the border of Guatemala and Mexico, according to US seismologists. [MORE]
Mexico army hands control to police in drug war city
Mexico's army, facing accusations of rights abuses, will give federal police control of security in the country's most violent drug war city even as cartel killings escalate, police said on Friday.[MORE]
Top Mexican drug lord captured
One of Mexico's most-wanted drug lords has been captured on the north-western Baja California peninsula, a federal police official said.[MORE]
Fears of bloodshed after drug baron's arrest
Mexican authorities have captured an alleged drug baron, two weeks after marines killed his brother who headed a powerful family cartel.[MORE]
Gibson's prison transfer plan sparks protest
Hundreds of relatives of prisoners in a Mexican jail have protested the expected transfer of inmates to make way for a film shoot with US-Australian actor and director Mel Gibson next year.[MORE]
It's all in the game
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The "War on Drugs" has been going on at the same intensity for decades now and there are still no winners. But if the central tenet of President Obama's favourite television program, The Wire, is that this war has been a wretched failure then perhaps we can suspect the game may be finally changing.[MORE]
Marine's family killed in drug gang revenge attack
Suspected drug gang hitmen shot dead the grieving mother, brother and sister of an elite Mexican marine who died after taking part in a raid that killed a top drug lord, police said.[MORE]
Mexico City approves gay marriage
Mexico City has become Latin America's first municipality to approve gay marriage, an aide to a city law-maker said.[MORE]
Drug lord dies in hail of bullets
Mexican security forces have shot dead leading drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva in the biggest strike yet, but experts warn his death could trigger new bloodshed.[MORE]
Barca into Club World Cup final
European champion Barcelona has produced a masterclass to beat Mexican side Atlante 3-1 and book its place in the Club World Cup final.[MORE]
