Mexico

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, 05:42 AM

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, 05:02 AM

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, 11:41 AM

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, 15:17 PM

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, 12:36 PM

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, 05:13 AM

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, 04:24 AM

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, 15:17 PM