Mexican mayor-elect shot dead
A mayor-elect from the Institutional Revolutionary Party that scored a comeback in recent elections was found shot dead on Sunday with an aide in northern Mexico, officials said.
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8 bodies found inside car in northern Mexico
Police found eight decomposing bodies on Friday inside a car abandoned by a waterpark in northern Mexico, a day after authorities in a neighboring state located a sports utility vehicle with 14 bodies
6.0-magnitude quake off Mexico
A 6.0 magnitude quake struck off Mexico's Pacific coast close to the Guatemala border on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The quake occurred at 1222 GMT at a depth
Seven dead in Mexico mine accident
Seven miners were killed on Wednesday in an explosion at a coal mine in northern Mexico, police said.
"We confirm the recovery of the bodies of the seven trapped miners," local police official Franc
Mexico declares bird flu 'emergency'
The Mexican government declared a national animal health emergency on Monday in the face of an aggressive bird flu epidemic that has infected nearly 1.7 million poultry.
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Pena Nieto wins Mexico presidential election
Enrique Pena Nieto, the new face of the party that governed Mexico for seven decades, won Sunday's presidential election by a wide margin, according to exit polls carried by local media.
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Mexico doctors remove child’s 33-pound tumor
Mexican doctors say they have removed a 33-pound (15-kilogram) tumor from the body of a 2-year-old child who weighed only 26 pounds (12 kilograms).
Twenty six die in Mexico bus crash: Officials
A bus plunged into a 300 meter (900 foot) ravine on a road in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero on Sunday, killing at least 26 people and injuring 23 others, authorities said.
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IMF to firm up $430 billion crisis fund with China's help
After searching for months for cash, the IMF looks able to firm up a huge emergency 'firewall' fund for crisis prevention after China said on Sunday that big emerging economies would chip in.
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Hurricane Carlotta strengthens on path to Mexico
Hurricane Carlotta strengthened to a category two storm on Friday as it barreled toward Mexico's Pacific Coast, US monitors warned.
The storm was packing winds of 105 miles (170 kilometers) per hour