I ran away with the circus in Mexico
When Cat Rainsford befriended a nomadic group of street performers in a small Mexican town, she never envisaged she would end up travelling with them.
Gates and Slim launch agricultural research centre to aid food security
Carlos Slim and Bill Gates, the two richest men on the planet, have inaugurated a new agricultural research center outside Mexico's capital.
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Mexico oil blast death toll rises to 36
Rescue workers in Mexico have found three more bodies over the weekend amid the rubble of a blast that tore through state oil firm Pemex's offices.
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Police discover new drug tunnel near US-Mexico border
Mexican authorities have discovered a "sophisticated" tunnel likely intended for smuggling drugs and migrants across the US-Mexico border.
[Slideshow] Your world in pictures: November 19 - 23
We present some of the most outstanding photographs shot across the world this week, from the Gaza Strip and Israel to Mexico and the Congo.
British bank HSBC in money laundering probe
US prosecutors probing whether HSBC was involved in laundering money for Mexican drug cartels and moving cash for Saudi banks tied to terrorists.
Mexico set to bring old party back into power
A single party dominated Mexico for most of the past century, and its loss 12 years ago proved to many that the country was finally a democracy.
False arrest an embarrassment for Mexican government
Mexico has admitted it had mistakenly claimed to have captured a son of Mexico's most wanted drug lord which it had hailed as a major victory.
Mexico aims for G20 summit success
Drug-related killings have overshadowed the fact that Mexico's economy is alive and well, writes Kevin Davie.
Turf wars played out in massacres
Mexico's body count of innocents and gangsters rises as cartel feuds increase and spare no one.
World Cup ref clocks precious game time
Craig Joubert has loved trotting the globe to share expertise in matches from Mexico to Pietermaritzburg.
New bribery charges a thorn in Wal-Mart's side
The New York Times has revealed that Wal-Mart covered up findings of an internal probe that proved its Mexican subsidiary bribed officials.
Drug cartel sends 'message' with mutilated bodies
The dismembered remains of 14 men have been found in a Mexican city on the US border that is often a flashpoint for the country's drug war.
Pope's visit to Mexico not welcome by all
Pope Benedict arrived in Mexico this weekend promising to "unmask the evil" of drug trafficking in a country ravaged by gang violence.
Numsa conference to prevent capitalist sector rule
Numsa has said that its energy conference was aimed at preventing the renewable energy sector from being dominated by a capitalist system.
Number of journalists killed rising, says reporter group
Reporters without Borders claims 66 journalists have killed this year -- many of them covering Arab revolutions or political turmoil in Pakistan.
Republicans focusing attention on the Hispanic vote
Republicans are strategising to win more votes from the demographically critical US Hispanic group, without alienating the party's conservative base.
US weapons arm Mexican gangs
Drug cartels kill thousands of police officers and civilians each year, but gun control remains lax.
Major 6.5 quake hits southern Mexico
An earthquake measuring 6.5 has struck Mexico and officials have reported two deaths so far, including an 11-year-old boy.
Bodies of 35 people dumped in Mexican port city
The bodies of 35 people with suspected links to organised crime were dumped on a road in eastern Mexico on Tuesday.
