Tag: Mexico
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]
Hitmen storm Mexican party, kill 17
Suspected drug hitmen stormed a private party and killed 17 people in the northern Mexican city of Torreon on Sunday in one of the deadliest attacks in Mexico's drug war, police said.[MORE]
Drug cartel blamed for deadly car bomb
Mexican security forces say a drug cartel is responsible for a cell phone-detonated car bomb that killed four people in a city on the US border.[MORE]
Spain dominates Golden Ball hopefuls
FIFA has listed 10 players who are in the running for the Golden Ball award for the World Cup's best player.[MORE]
Alex weakens after disrupting oil clean-up
Former hurricane Alex has slammed into north-east Mexico, disrupting oil spill clean-up operations in the Gulf of Mexico before weakening over land.[MORE]
Hurricane Alex downgraded after hitting Mexico
Hurricane Alex has been downgraded to a Category 1 storm after making landfall in north-east Mexico.[MORE]
Hurricane Alex hits Mexican coast
Hurricane Alex has roared ashore in north-eastern Mexico south of the US border, after earlier being upgraded to a Category 2 storm.[MORE]
Mexico coach Aguirre resigns
Javier Aguirre ends his second stint as Mexico's coach after his team's World Cup exit at the hands of Argentina.[MORE]
Strong quake hits Mexico
A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico, shaking buildings as far away as Mexico City where some people filed onto the street in their pyjamas.[MORE]
Mexican bloodshed sparks emergency meeting
Mexican president Felipe Calderon has called an emergency cabinet meeting after drug-related violence exploded in Mexico this month.[MORE]
Singer murdered after denying death reports
Mexican singer Sergio Vega was murdered while on a national tour at the weekend, just hours after denying reports of his death.[MORE]
Argentina ousts Mexico in prickly encounter
Argentina beat Mexico 3-1 to advance to the quarter-finals, but Carlos Tevez's opener sparked a flashpoint in a feisty match.[MORE]
Maradona set to field 'gala team'
Diego Maradona clambered over reporters at a packed news conference to embrace friend and former Napoli team-mate Salvatore Bagni before saying his Argentina team should beat Mexico at the World Cup.[MORE]
Storm threatens BP spill clean-up
An approaching storm system is the latest threat to the massive oil spill containment effort in the Gulf of Mexico.[MORE]
Mexico seeks extradition of Survivor ex-producer
Mexico has requested the extradition of a former producer of US television series Survivor who is accused of murdering his wife at an upscale resort.[MORE]
Mexico's Vela back for Argentina clash
Mexico forward Carlos Vela has recovered from injury and will be available for his country's last 16 meeting with Argentina at Soccer City on Sunday, a team spokesman said.[MORE]
Uruguay wins group, Mexico also through
Uruguay and Mexico both progress from Group A with the South Americans coming out tops.[MORE]
11 killed in Mexican chopper crash
Rough weather is apparently to blame for the crash of a helicopter which killed 11 soldiers sent in northern Mexico. [MORE]
Grisly body find near Mexico's tourist hotspot
Police in the popular Mexican beach resort of Cancun have found the bodies of 12 people with signs they were tortured and killed by drug gang members.[MORE]
