Authorities in Mexico have uncovered 12 bodies in clandestine graves in the northern border state of Chihuahua. Authorities discovered the skeletal remains in 11 graves in Ascension, about 180km (110…
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Mexico: Authorities request US to hand over ‘mastermind’ in journalist’s killing
Mexico’s government has asked the US to extradite a senior drug cartel figure suspected in the murder of well-known journalist Javier Valdez in 2017. Valdez, known for his award-winning coverage…
Mexico: Los Zetas cartel boss re-arrested after US jail time
The founder of the feared Los Zetas drugs cartel has been deported to Mexico after serving a lengthy jail sentence in the United States. Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, 57, led Los…
Mexico: Judge shot dead outside courthouse in Acapulco
Gunmen in Mexico have shot dead a judge outside a courthouse in the city of Acapulco. Judge Edmundo Román Pinzón Judge Edmundo Román Pinzón was hit by at least four…
Colombia: Record outbreak of dengue fever in Central and South America
The number of cases of dengue fever in Central and South America has nearly tripled to a record high this year, the Pan American Health Organisation (Paho) said on Tuesday.…
Mexico: IV bag contamination suspected to have killed 13 children
Contaminated feeding bags may have caused the deaths of 13 children in central Mexico in the latest blow to the country’s ailing healthcare system, according to health officials. The Department…
USA: Trump tariff threat puts a strain on Canada-Mexico ties
Canada is being accused of throwing Mexico under the bus amid a tariff threat ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in the White House. Last week, Trump threatened he…
Mexico: Disappearances double in Sinaloa amid cartel rift
The number of people who have been reported missing in the violence-wracked Mexican state of Sinaloa has doubled since two rival factions of a drugs cartel started a bloody battle…
Mexico: Hawaii woman reported missing spotted entering Mexico – police
A woman from Hawaii who was reported missing in Los Angeles by her family last month was last seen by US authorities safely crossing the southern US border into Mexico,…
Canada: Oil patch rattled by Trump’s tariff threat
In Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta, there is a deep sense of unease over President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian goods. Canadian politicians and energy…