Mexico
Mexican leftist plans change on "monopolies", mining
TAPACHULA, Mexico - Leftist presidential hopeful Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has pledged to break up Mexico's "monopolies" and press foreign mining firms for higher taxes and better wages if elected on July 1.
U.S. judge backs ATF multiple rifle sales reporting
WASHINGTON - A U.S. judge on Friday, in a victory for the Obama administration, upheld new federal rules requiring gun dealers in four states bordering Mexico to report the sales of multiple semi-automatic rifles, despite a challenge by the gun industry.
Mexico's Slim, Larry King talk media venture
MEXICO CITY - Tycoon Carlos Slim and U.S. television host Larry King are in "advanced talks" that could lead to a media venture between the two, a close aide to the Mexican businessman told Reuters.
Say "conservative" not "Republican" to woo Latinos: Tea Party
AUSTIN, Texas - Preaching a conservative message is a better way to connect with the growing U.S. Hispanic community than to mention the Republican Party by name, the nation's first Hispanic tea party group president said at an Austin forum on Thursday.
Check-ups urged for Mexicans with flawed implants
MEXICO CITY - Mexican women with breast implants made by a French company behind a global health scare should be examined by a doctor, Mexico's plastic surgeons said on Wednesday.
Mexico's presidential front-runner dips in poll
MEXICO CITY - Support for the frontrunner in Mexico's presidential race, opposition candidate Enrique Pena Nieto, fell by 2.6 percentage points in the first poll of the year after a series of public gaffes dented his lead.
Police find 13 bodies in western Mexico
MEXICO CITY - Police found 13 bodies piled on top of one another outside a convenience store in western Mexico on Monday, local and federal authorities said.
Police find 15 bodies in western Mexico
MEXICO CITY - Police found 15 bodies piled on top of one another outside a convenience store in western Mexico on Monday, local and federal authorities said.
Police find 13 bodies shot dead in western Mexico
MEXICO CITY - Police found thirteen semi-naked bodies piled one atop the other outside a convenience store in western Mexico on Monday, local authorities said.
Five severed heads found in northern Mexican city
MEXICO CITY - Mexican police in the northern city of Torreon found the severed heads of five people killed in a suspected outbreak of drug gang violence.
Divers suspend search of capsized Italy liner
GIGLIO, Italy - Divers searching the capsized Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia suspended work on Wednesday after the vast wreck shifted by more than a meter, delaying plans to remove the oil from the liner to prevent a possible environmental disaster. | Video
Winning the battle, losing the war; the US and Pakistan
After the NATO airstrikes, the political discourse within Pakistan is narrowing as religious nationalism gains ground