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Hundreds fail drugs tests at Under-17 World Cup

18.10.11
Players from 19 of the 24 squads at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Mexico this summer tested positive for banned drug clenbuterol due to contaminated meat... more

Mexico gang seizes marines

17.08.11
Three marines and a naval cadet have been kidnapped by drug gangs in Mexico as the government's war with cartels becomes increasingly bloody... more

Mexico troops find £100m marijuana

15.07.11
Soldiers have found a 300-acre marijuana plantation in Mexico, the largest ever seen in the country... more

Mexican motorists see gang lynching

09.06.11
A screaming teenager with a gunshot wound is found dangling from a rope over a busy highway in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey.... more

Language's last two speakers stay silent

14.04.11
The last two fluent speakers of an ancient indigenous language are refusing to talk to each other... more

US agent is shot dead in Mexico

16.02.11
An American immigration and customs agent is shot dead and another wounded whilst driving from Mexico City to the northern city of Monterrey ... more

Catapults fire drugs across US border

28.01.11
Smugglers are using catapults to fire marijuana from Mexico into the US... more

Fresnillo aims for a gold medal in silver

24.12.10
London-listed mining group Fresnillo says aggressive expansion plans at its Mexican mines will vault it into first place as the world’s number one silver producer next year... more

DIY destruction in Monsters

03.12.10
Monsters, a Brit with a cast of two and a laptop loaded with special effects, has knocked up an impressive budget sci-fi movie... more

Madonna into groove with first gym

30.11.10
Madonna lead an exercise class in Mexico City at the opening of her first gym... more

Mexico hotel blast kills seven

15.11.10
Explosion kills five Canadian tourists, including a nine-year-old boy, and two staff at a hotel on Mexico’s Caribbean coast... more

Mexican gangsters kill nine policemen

29.10.10
gunmen using grenades ambushed five police vehicles in the western Mexico state of Jalisco, killing nine policemen. Ten survivors fought a long battle that left several injured... more

Hurricane threatens Gulf Coast oil bases

17.09.10
Hurricane Karl grows into a Category 3 storm as it roars towards ports and oil installations on Mexico’s Gulf Coast... more

Viva Mexico! 200 years of independence

16.09.10
Mexico celebrates 200 years of independence from Spain with nationwide street parties... more

Thousands flee floods in Mexico

08.09.10
Tens of thousands abandon their homes in southern Mexico to escape flooding after weeks of torrential rains... more

Drug baron ‘Barbie’ is held by Mexico police

31.08.10
Edgar Valdez Villarreal, one of Mexico’s most-wanted drug barons, has been captured by police... more

Family values in a bikini wins Miss Universe competition

24.08.10
Jimena Navarrete from Guadalajara in Mexico has been named Miss Universe in a ceremony in Las Vegas... more

Top Mexican drugs boss shot dead in army raid

30.07.10
Soldiers killed the “No 3” of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel in a raid on his hideout in the Mexican city of Guadalajara... more

FIFA to crack down on World Cup replay screens

28.06.10
Replays of Argentina's disputed first goal against Mexico prompted arguments on the pitch... more

Shell seals $4.7bn deal for East Resources natural gas firm

07.06.10
Royal Dutch Shell buys natural gas firm East Resources in a deal worth close to $5 billion... more

Rafael Marquez fighting back to fitness

07.06.10
Mexico defender trained alone in South Africa on Sunday as he continues to recover from a leg injury... more

Memories of 1970

02.06.10
Two elements are necessary to generate a spectacular World Cup - a great Brazil team and a Latin host nation. Mexico provided both in 1970... more

Carlos Vela looks to stand out at World Cup

25.05.10
Mexico forward Carlos Vela is looking at the World Cup as his chance to shine... more

England may have been flagging but at least the fans gave Fabio's boys a colourful send-off

25.05.10
Everything still seems up in the air though the players will have been lifted by the World Cup spirit of celebration... more

Mexico squad tight in midfield

12.05.10
Mexico coach Javier Aguirre has named his 26-man provisional squad with only five midfielders... more

Man finds 300 relatives in Mexico from great-grandfather's secret family

23.04.10
One man’s quest to follow in the footsteps of his adventurous great-grandfather uncovers a secret extended family of more than 300 people in South America... more

Man Utd snap up Mexican starlet Javier Hernandez

08.04.10
Club responded to their Champions League failure by announcing their second new signing for next season... more

Barack Obama ‘outraged’ by Mexico drug murder of US official

15.03.10
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No more tacos to go for overweight Mexican cops

08.03.10
Mexico City police force has introduced a lower-calorie menu in its cafeterias after finding out officers are overweight.... more

Video: 12-year-old bullfighter gored ... twice

05.02.10
The moment a 12-year-old boy is gored by a bull - twice - during a bullfight is caught on film... more

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