Tag: Mexico
Drug shootout with Mexican army kills 25
As many as 25 people were killed when Mexican soldiers clashed with suspected drug gang members in rural north-eastern Mexico, local media reported.[MORE]
Truck carrying victims of migrant massacre crashes
A truck carrying the bodies of many of the 72 Central and South American migrants killed in a recent massacre in northern Mexico has crashed in Mexico City.[MORE]
Eight killed in Cancun bomb attack
At least eight people were killed when petrol bombs were thrown into a bar in the Mexican town of Cancun, a resort area popular with United States tourists, officials said.[MORE]
Mexico arrests drug kingpin 'La Barbie'
Mexico has captured major drug trafficker Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez in a second big coup for president Felipe Calderon in his battle against murderous trafficking cartels.[MORE]
Predator drones to watch entire Mexico border
The US government will have unmanned surveillance aircraft monitoring the whole border with Mexico from September 1, as it ramps up border security.[MORE]
Mexico cracks down on bent cops
Mexico is cracking down on alleged corruption and incompetence in its federal police, firing 3,200 officers this year, or around 10 per cent of the force.[MORE]
Mayor assassinated as Mexico violence flares
A wave of bomb attacks has hit northern Mexico, where police are investigating the mass killing of 72 asylum seekers. [MORE]
Explosion at Mexican police station
Two people were wounded when an explosive device detonated at a police station in Tamaulipas, the same Mexican state were 72 migrants were recently killed.[MORE]
Mexican officials blame migrant killings on drug gang
Blame for the killing of 72 presumed migrants at a ranch in Mexico has fallen on the Zetas drug gang, with president Felipe Calderon condemning the murders and cartel attacks on migrants.[MORE]
72 bodies found at Mexico ranch
Mexican troops found 72 bodies on a remote ranch in the north of the country after a shoot-out with gunmen believed to belong to a drug gang.[MORE]
Mexico trumps Australia in Universe pageant
Mexico's Jimena Navarrete has been crowned Miss Universe, beating 82 competitors including Miss Australia.[MORE]
Drug gang hangs headless bodies from bridge
Four decapitated corpses have been strung from a bridge in a popular getaway outside the Mexican capital, the latest atrocity as the country battles an escalating drug war.[MORE]
Town official, party-goers killed in Mexico murder capital
Fourteen people were killed on Sunday in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's murder capital located on the US border, including 10 party-goers shot dead at two homes, Chihuahua state authorities said.[MORE]
Spain escapes with Mexico draw
Newly-crowned World Cup champions Spain escaped with a 1-1 draw with Mexico in a friendly international at Azteca Stadium marking the bicentennial of Mexican independence.[MORE]
Make drugs legal, says former Mexican president
Conservative Mexican ex-president Vicente Fox has spoken out in favour of legalising illegal drugs, as his country sinks ever deeper into bloody drug wars.[MORE]
14 killed in Mexico prison clash
At least 14 inmates have died in a clash between rival groups in a prison in Matamoros in north-east Mexico.[MORE]
Prisoners 'freed to go on killing rampages'
Four inmates have been killed by fellow prisoners at a notorious Mexican prison where inmates were allegedly set free to go on killing rampages, authorities said.[MORE]
Fergie backs Hernandez for big future
Sir Alex Ferguson believes livewire striker Javier Hernandez is poised for a bright Old Trafford future after the Mexican star scored for his old club Chivas against his new employers.[MORE]
Mexican army kills top drug lord: reports
Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, a top Mexican drug trafficker, has been killed in clashes with state security forces, local media reported.[MORE]
Judge blocks Arizona immigration law
US judge blocks the most controversial parts of Arizona's new immigration laws, aimed at cracking down on illegal immigrants.[MORE]
Mexican police find 51 in mass grave
Police have unearthed at least 51 bodies in a mass grave outside Mexico's business capital Monterrey since Thursday, a grisly sign of the escalating drug violence in the northern city, authorities said on Saturday.[MORE]
Storm puts relief well drilling on hold
A tropical storm has forced the evacuation of a drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, prolonging the environmental disaster.[MORE]
US troops head to Mexico border
The 1,200 soldiers that United States president Barack Obama ordered to the border with Mexico will begin deploying next month, a senior official said.[MORE]
Smuggler stuffed baby monkeys up clothes
Mexican officials have arrested a man who arrived on a flight from Peru with 18 baby monkeys hidden under his clothes.[MORE]
Car bomb marks dark chapter in drugs war
The death toll from Mexico's battle with drug cartels has spiked sharply, with dozens killed at parties, bars and from a car bomb.[MORE]
