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Mexican schoolgirl brings hand grenade to class

A nine-year-old girl took a hand grenade to an elementary school in Morelos, a state in central Mexico, authorities said.

Administrators at the school in the city of Cuautla called the emergency resp

Baby put on sale online in Mexico

An advertisement that appeared on a Mexican website to sell a ‘beautiful baby’ for its organs has caused outrage and indignation on social networks.

The advertisement that appeared on the MercadoLibr

15 tonnes of methamphetamine seized in Mexico

Around 15 tonnes of synthetic drug methamphetamine have been seized from a ranch in Mexico, the army said.

The seizure took place in Tlajomulco city of Jalisco state, said 15th Military Zone commande

Dropped heart successfully transplanted in Mexico

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A heart that was dropped on the ground while being transported to a hospital has been successfully transplanted into a 28-year-old hair stylist.

Dr. Jaime Saldivar says Erika Hernandez doesn't yet kn

Mexico toll hits nine from A(H1N1) swine flu

The death toll in Mexico from an outbreak of A(H1N1) swine flu has hit nine, with 573 cases detected, officials said on Sunday.

The strain represents some 90 percent of detected cases of influenza in

Over 47,000 killed in Mexico drug violence since 2006

Mexican officials said Wednesday almost 13,000 people died in drug violence in the first nine months of 2011, pushing the death toll since the start of a five-year military crackdown above 47,000.

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Mexican gangs using kids to smuggle drugs to US

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Children and teenagers between the ages of 11 and 17 are being recruited by Mexico's drug cartels to smuggle narcotics into the US and also work as spies, according to the US Drug Enforcement Administ

Mexican man held for 52 murders

A Mexican drug cartel leader has been arrested for planning an arson attack on a casino that left at least 52 dead, officials said.

Baltazar Saucedo Estrada, 48, was arrested along with two other peo

Mayan ‘apocalypse’ countdown begins

A Mayan priest takes part in a ceremony. 	— AP

Only 52 weeks and a day are left before December 21, 2012, when some believe the Maya predicted the end of the world.

Man rapes daughter, sells her for $365

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A Mexican man was arrested for raping his 14-year-old daughter and then selling her for 5,000 pesos (about $365) to his friend, who also sexually abused her, authorities said.

The two men and one of

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