Mexico

Working-class barrio turns into huge rainbow mural in Mexico

A group of artists known as the Germ Collective spent 14 months turning the hillside neighborhood of Las Palmitas into a giant, colorful mural in an effort to bring the working-class "barrio" together and change its gritty image
3 August 2015

Mexico offers $3.8m reward in hunt for escaped drug lord

Mexico is offering a reward of 60 million pesos ($3.8m) for the capture of the country's most-wanted drug lord, who escaped from a top security prison.
14 July 2015

Mexico drug lord's escape tunnel revealed

Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman, known as El Chapo or "Shorty", used an elaborate tunnel to break out of a maximum security prison, officials say.
13 July 2015

Mexican drug lord escapes jail for second time

Top Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman, known as El Chapo or "Shorty", has escaped from a maximum security prison for a second time, officials say.
12 July 2015

BP to pay £12bn for Gulf oil spill

BP has reached an $18.7bn (£12bn) settlement with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
2 July 2015

Chile beat Ecuador in Copa America opener

Hosts Chile began their quest for a maiden Copa America title with victory over Ecuador in Santiago.
12 June 2015

13 dead in Mexico tornado

At least 13 people have been killed by a tornado that hit the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Acuna.
26 May 2015

Mexico gang shoot-out leaves at least 43 dead

At least 43 people have been killed in a shoot-out in the Mexican state of Michoacan.
23 May 2015

Mexico rescues more than 100 kidnapped migrants

Police in Mexico rescues more than 100 migrants kidnapped by a human trafficking gang near the capital.
7 May 2015