Recent News Headlines : Los Castros Mexico
GUNMAN SHOOTS US CONSULAR OFFICIAL IN MEXICO
The US embassy in Mexico City said that for privacy reasons no further information would be made available on the victim, including his condition... READ MORE›
SAUDI POLICE KILL 2 ISLAMIC STATE SUSPECTS IN GUN BATTLE
Two suspected Islamic State extremists have been shot dead by police in Riyadh, authorities in Saudi Arabia said... READ MORE›
'FEAR AND THREATS': MEXICO HITS BACK AFTER TRUMP PRESSURES AUTOMAKERS
"This was going to catapult us," Gustavo Puente, the state economy minister of San Luis Potosi, said of the plant Ford originally announced in April of last year... READ MORE›
GUNMAN WOUNDS US CONSULAR OFFICIAL IN WESTERN MEXICO
An official from the US consulate was wounded by a shot from a firearm..... READ MORE›
MEXICO GASOLINE PROTESTS: PRESIDENT INSISTS THERE'S NO ALTERNATIVE TO PRICE HIKE
I wouldn't have betrayed Lazaro Cardenas and his legacy, said Guadalajara mayor Enrique Alfaro, referring to the former president who nationalised Mexico's oil industry in 1938... READ MORE›
AS TRUMP TARGETS TOYOTA OVER MEXICO, NISSAN FACES BIGGER RISK
It exports roughly half of its output to the United States, where it also has production plants... READ MORE›
MEXICANS RANSACK STORES AND BLOCK ROADS IN ANGER OVER STEEP GAS-PRICE HIKES
Thursday, one reads, gather to loot the Soriana supermarket in an eastern suburb of Mexico City... READ MORE›
FOR MEXICAN LEADERS A TURBULENT START TO THE NEW YEAR
The incredible thing is that the government didn't expect the reaction, said Ignacio Marvan, a political analyst at CIDE, a Mexico City university... READ MORE›
TRUMP MOVES TO FULFIL PROMISE TO BUILD MEXICO WALL
Mr Trump has repeatedly threatened Ford with a border tax and this week called out GM for importing cars from Mexico... READ MORE›
MEXICAN PRESIDENT HANDS FOREIGN MINISTRY TO OFFICIAL OUSTED AFTER TRUMP VISIT
After the announcement, Videgaray told the Foreign Ministry staff that Mexico needed them more than ever... READ MORE›
MEXICO APPOINTS EX-MINISTER BEHIND TRUMP'S VISIT AS NEW FOREIGN MINISTER
Immediately after Trump's election victory, Fox himself changed his tone, calling Pena Nieto visionary for inviting Trump and saying Videgaray was right ... READ MORE›
CHIDED BY TRUMP, FORD SCRAPS MEXICO FACTORY, ADDS MICHIGAN JOBS
He also has denounced the North American Free Trade Agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada... READ MORE›
MEXICANS ARE OUTRAGED OVER A BIG HIKE IN GAS PRICES ON JAN. 1
Regular gas is scheduled to sell for 15.99 pesos per liter in Mexico City about 2.85 per gallon, though prices will vary across the country... READ MORE›
CENTRAL AMERICANS CONTINUE TO SURGE ACROSS U.S. BORDER, NEW DHS FIGURES SHOW
Central Americans continue to surge across U.S. border, new DHS figures show... READ MORE›
MEXICAN TEEN'S 'QUINCEANERA' BIRTHDAY ATTRACTS THOUSANDS AFTER VIRAL INVITATION
AAP Mexican teenager Rubi C arrives to her 15th birthday party in La Joya, Mexico, 26 December 2016... READ MORE›
6 DECAPITATED HEADS FOUND, 16 OTHER PEOPLE KILLED ON CHRISTMAS
Of the 16, seven people were massacred in the municipality of Atoyac de Alvarez, in the southern state of Guerrero... READ MORE›
TRUMP'S THREATS BOOST THE MEXICAN IMPORTS HE WANTS TO REDUCE
Shipments to the U.S. accounted for 83 percent of Mexico's non-oil exports in November, the statistics institute said... READ MORE›
DECAPITATIONS, MASS SLAYING AT HOME AS MEXICO CARNAGE RAGES ON OVER CHRISTMAS
State security spokesman Roberto Alvarez Heredia said in a statement that two of the seven killed were municipal police officers and one a state police officer... READ MORE›
DESPITE BLAST IN MEXICO A CLAMOR TO REBUILD FIREWORKS MARKET
Despite Blast in Mexico, a Clamor to Rebuild Fireworks Market... READ MORE›
MASSIVE FIREWORKS MARKET BLAST KILLS AT LEAST 26 IN MEXICO
A similar fire engulfed the San Pablito Market in 2005, touching off a chain of explosions that leveled hundreds of stalls just ahead of Mexico's Independence Day... READ MORE›
U.S. REFINERS CASH IN ON MEXICO'S RECORD FUEL IMPORTS
Just ten years ago, the United States' net oil imports from Mexico stood at 1.45 million bpd... READ MORE›
CAUSE OF DEADLY MEXICO FIREWORKS BLASTS STILL UNKNOWN
A sign reading Tultepec, Firework Capital stood at one of the exits to the market... READ MORE›
DEADLY MEXICO FIREWORKS BLAST HIT MARKET PACKED FOR HOLIDAYS
An explosion which killed at least 31 on Tuesday was the third blast at the popular fireworks market near Mexico City since 2005... READ MORE›
MEXICO FIREWORKS BLAST: DOZENS KILLED IN TULTEPEC EXPLOSION
More than 70 others were injured as the blast hit the San Pablito fireworks market in Tultepec, about 20 miles 32km outside the city... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 29 DEAD, DOZENS HURT IN MEXICAN FIREWORKS BLAST
The popular fireworks market is located about 20 miles north of Mexico City... READ MORE›
DEADLY MEXICO FIREWORKS BLAST HIT MARKET PACKED FOR HOLIDAYS
Associated Press writer Christopher Sherman reported from Tultepec, Mexico, and Peter Orsi reported from Mexico City... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 29 DEAD IN EXPLOSION AT FIREWORKS MARKET IN MEXICO
The San Pablito fireworks market was bustling with hundreds of shoppers stocking up on explosives to set off during the holidays when the explosion took place... READ MORE›
MEXICO FIREWORKS MARKET BLAST KILLS AT LEAST 29
Villamizar noted Mexico's Institute of Polytechnics had declared San Pablito's fireworks market the safest in Latin America... READ MORE›
MASSIVE FIREWORKS MARKET BLAST KILLS AT LEAST 29 IN MEXICO
A similar fire engulfed the San Pablito Market in 2005, touching off a chain of explosions that leveled hundreds of stalls just ahead of Mexico's Independence Day... READ MORE›
MEXICO GRAPPLES WITH A SURGE IN VIOLENCE
Mexico Murders Surge to 17063 as Drug Gangs Splinter... READ MORE›
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THE WORLD'S RICHEST PEOPLE LOSE $41 BILLION ON TRUMP'S WIN
Eva Gonda Rivera, Mexico’s fourth-richest person, followed Slim with a $487 million loss while Lorenzo Servitje Sendra, the fifth richest, shed $397 million... READ MORE›
STRONGEST HURRICANE ON RECORD HEADS FOR MEXICO
At 8 a.m., Hurricane Patricia was 145 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, moving to the north-northwest at 12 mph, the Hurricane Center said... READ MORE›
HURRICANE PATRICIA STRIKES MEXICO WITH 165 MPH WINDS
Hurricane Patricia is the third serious storm to hit Mexico's Pacific Coast in recent years... READ MORE›
MEXICAN CEMENT MAKER READY TO HELP TRUMP BUILD BORDER WALL
Based in Chihuahua, a large northern state bordering Texas and New Mexico, GCC is one of the biggest construction materials companies in Mexico... READ MORE›
DRUG KINGPIN ESCAPES FROM MEXICAN PRISON THROUGH TUNNEL
Though this was perhaps Mexico's most spectacular prison escape since the previous one by Mr... READ MORE›
MEXICAN PRESIDENTS TIES TO CONTRACTOR RAISE QUESTIONS
When Mr. Pena Nieto ran for president, one of Mr. Hinojosa's companies ferried him around in a helicopter free, the Mexican news media reported... READ MORE›
TRUMP CAMPAIGN: EVIDENCE BACKING HIM AGAINST WOMEN ACCUSERS COMING SOON
Because it's owned by Mexico, Trump said at a February rally in Nevada... READ MORE›
HURRICANE PATRICIA LOSES POWER AS MEXICO ASSESSES DAMAGE
CIHUATL N Mexico A day after Hurricane Patricia all but destroyed his home Roberto Garc a L pez took the unusual step of going to work... READ MORE›
FROM 'RESET' TO 'PAUSE': THE REAL STORY BEHIND HILLARY CLINTON'S FEUD WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN
In 2012, Putin abruptly halted Russia's participation in the Nunn-Lugar program... READ MORE›
NEUROPOLITICS WHERE CAMPAIGNS TRY TO READ YOUR MIND
One neuromarketing firm says it has worked for a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign committee to help it improve its targeting and messages... READ MORE›
MEXICO CITY'S JAMES BOND-INSPIRED DAY OF THE DEAD PARADE GETS MIXED REVIEWS
Mexico City has held its first Day of the Dead parade, complete with floats, giant skeleton marionettes and more than 1,000 actors, dancers and acrobats in costumes... READ MORE›
MEXICOS FINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS AMID FALLOUT FROM TRUMP VISIT
Of all the scandals Pena Nieto has faced, this is the most devastating, said Alfonso Zarate, a political analyst and columnist in Mexico City... READ MORE›
POLICE SEX ABUSE CASE IS BAD NEWS FOR MEXICOS LEADER
But the international commission found Mexico's efforts to investigate the abuse insufficient so far... READ MORE›
EL CHAPO PRISON BREAK BRUISES MEXICAN PRESIDENTS IMAGE
That included a new subway line in Mexico City, which has been plagued by problems, prompting quips that the project should be handed over to Mr... READ MORE›
MEXICO TO TRUMP: THOSE CARRIER JOBS ARE NOT THE STORY
MEXICO CITY -- For the Mexican government, few goals seem more important than winning new foreign investment... READ MORE›
PROTESTERS SET FIRE TO MEXICAN PALACE AS ANGER OVER MISSING STUDENTS GROWS
A large message on the ground at Mexico City's main Zocalo Square on Saturday saying All politicians must go... READ MORE›
DOW FUTURES PLUNGE 800 POINTS AS TRUMP MAKES SURPRISE ELECTION GAINS
Foreign markets and currencies were also swinging wildly, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng down 3.65 percent and the Japanese yen losing nearly 3.5 percent of its value... READ MORE›
CENTRAL AMERICA'S RAMPANT VIOLENCE FUELS AN INVISIBLE REFUGEE CRISIS
But strong refugee laws coupled with pressure from activists means a small but growing number of families are being granted asylum in Mexico... READ MORE›
MASSIVE STORM PATRICIA BATTERS MEXICO'S PACIFIC COAST, DAMAGE UNCLEAR
Massive storm patricia batters mexico's pacific coast damage unclear... READ MORE›
HURRICANE PATRICIA, ONE OF STRONGEST EVER STORMS, SET TO HIT MEXICO
Puerto Vallarta's airport and port were closed on Friday, while the major cargo port of Manzanillo was also shut... READ MORE›
THE WORLD IS MAKING A LAST PUSH TO SAVE ITS CUTEST PORPOISE FROM EXTINCTION. IT PROBABLY WON'T WORK.
This vaquita, or the Gulf of California harbor porpoise, was snagged as by-catch in Mexico's Gulf of California... READ MORE›
'EL CHAPO' GUZMAN SECRETLY MET SEAN PENN IN MEXICO
Three months after drug kingpin Joaquin El Chapo Guzman escaped from prison, he met actor Sean Penn for a secret interview in a dense Mexican jungle... READ MORE›
OBAMA TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER COMPLAINING OF SORE THROAT
The authorities have said the mayor prompted the abduction by ordering the police to round up the students before they could disrupt a speech his politically aspiring wife was giving... READ MORE›
HOW THE WORLD VIEWS THE US ELECTIONS, FROM ISRAEL TO NORTH KOREA
While many countries have shown a preference for Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump has pockets of support, as Guardian journalists around the world explain... READ MORE›
DIVER LUCKY TO ESCAPE AFTER FOUR-METRE GREAT WHITE ENTERS CAGE
A Guadalupe Island diver has had an extremely lucky escape after a four-metre great white entered his shark cage... READ MORE›
MEXICO OFFICIALS ARE PLANNING FOR ECONOMIC TURMOIL IF TRUMP WINS
Thousands of trucks cross the U.S.-Mexico border and more than 1 billion in trade occurs each day, making any new limitations potentially significant... READ MORE›
FUGITIVE MEXICAN DRUG KINGPIN 'EL CHAPO' CAPTURED
Guzman escaped that time with the help of prison guards, who possibly hid him in a laundry cart... READ MORE›
MEXICAN FINANCE MINISTER STEPS DOWN AFTER HELPING ARRANGE TRUMP VISIT
During Videgaray's tenure as minister, though, Mexico's economy has been characterized by plodding growth and a weakening peso... READ MORE›
AS MEXICO HUNTS FOR JOAQUN CHAPO GUZMN US OFFER OF HELP GOES UNHEEDED
Officials and Mexican marines, for instance, or between lawyers and judges in Mexico and the United States... READ MORE›
CENTRAL AMERICA TO SEEK MEXICO'S SUPPORT AFTER TRUMP WIN
Exclusive Central America to seek Mexico's support after Trump win... READ MORE›