7 hours ago
25 killed in Mexico clash
Monterrey -, Sep 3 - At least 25 people died Thursday in a clash between Mexican soldiers and gunmen in the northern state of Nuevo Leon, a military spokesman said.It appears all the fatalities were gunmen, he said. The gun battle occurred 15 km east of the municipality of General Trevino near the border with the neighbouring state of Tamaulipas. The fighting erupted when soldiers were fired upon ... read more

Mexico City | 2 days ago
Castro takes responsibility for persecution of gays
Mexico City, Sep 1 - Former Cuban president Fidel Castro says he bears total responsibility for the persecution of homosexuals at the beginning of the Cuban revolution.Castro told Carmen Lira, editor of Mexican daily La Jornada, that the persecution of gays occurred at a time of 'great injustice', and criticised himself for not paying 'sufficient attention' to the matter. 'If anyone is responsible ... read more

Mexico City | 3 days ago
I was at death's door, says Castro
Mexico City, Aug 31 - After a serious illness that took him four years to recover, former Cuban president Fidel Castro has said he felt like he 'rose from the dead into a world of crazies' and that he 'didn't aspire to live any longer'.Castro, in an exclusive five-hour conversation with Carmen Lira, editor of Mexican daily La Jornada, said he was almost 'at death's door'. The Cuban leader said af ... read more

Mexico City | 3 days ago
Seven die in Mexico shootout
Mexico City, Aug 31 - Seven people died in a nearly 15-hour battle between gunmen and soldiers in Mexico, defence department said Monday.The clash began Sunday night when troops tried to search a house in Panuco, a town in the northern part of the the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, the department said in a statement. The troops, who went to the house after an anonymous tip about the presence of arm ... read more

Mexico City | 3 days ago
'I was dead' but then resurrected: Fidel Castro
Mexico City, Aug 30 - Historic Cuban leader Fidel Castro describes the illness that caused him to step down from power in near-religious terms, calling his health ordeal a 'calvary' and his recovery a sort of resurrection.Castro, 84, made the remarks in an interview with the chief editor of the Mexican daily La Jornada, Carmen Lira Saade. More excerpts from the interview are to follow in the days ... read more

Mexico City | 4 days ago
Mexican mayor shot dead
Mexico City, Aug 30 - A mayor in a Mexican town was shot dead by gunmen, authorities said.Marco Antonio Leal Garcia, mayor of Hidalgo town, was attacked when he was travelling in his SUV, the office of Mexican President Felipe Calderon said in a statement Sunday. His daughter was wounded. Drug gang members are suspected to be behind the killing. 'This cowardly crime and the reprehensible violent ... read more

Mexico City | 6 days ago
Embattled airline Mexicana to stop flying
Mexico City, Aug 28 - Mexicana, Mexico's largest airline by passengers carried, will halt all flights Saturday, Transportation Minister Juan Molinar Horcasitas announced in Mexico City.The action was announced after Tenedora K, an investor group that has acquired most of the embattled carrier's shares, announced that it was still seeking additional investors. The newspaper El Universal quoted Horc ... read more

Mexico City | 6 days ago
Mexican massacre policemen go missing
Mexico City, Aug 28 - The aftermath of the migrant massacre in northern Mexico continued to unfold Friday as two police officials went missing and the family of the sole survivor received police protection in Ecuador.A police officer and a special investigator working on the massacre of 72 migrants were missing, the Attorney General's Office of the state of Tamaulipas said. There were unconfirmed ... read more

Mexico City | 6 days ago
Car bomb explodes outside Mexico TV station
Mexico City, Aug 28 - A car bomb exploded in front of a television station in a city in northeastern Mexico, but there were no reports of any casualties.The blast in a local office of the Televisa TV network in the Tamaulipas state capital of Ciudad Victoria Friday, however, caused some damage to equipment that prevented the network from operating normally, Xinhua reported citing an official state ... read more

Mexico City | 7 days ago
Blast in Mexico bar wounds 20
Mexico City, Aug 27 - At least 20 people were wounded when unidentified miscreants tossed a bomb into a bar in a resort city on Mexico's Pacific coast, police said.The attack occurred around midnight Wednesday at the Pink Cheladas bar in Puerto Vallarta city, where about 150 young people in their 20s were partying, a police department spokesmen said Thursday. Two of the victims had to have their l ... read more