El Bronco

El Bronco campaign going strong in Nuevo León

The independent candidate is the front-runner for governor

The Bronco Bus pulled into the slum on the outskirts of town, and Mexico’s most curious candidate took the stage in front of a flashing neon-green horse head. Jaime Rodríguez, FULL STORY
Apango, Guerrero

Angry residents arrest mayor, block access

They got tired of inconsistent municipal water service

It’s got be rough serving as mayor of one of Guerrero’s 81 municipalities, with crime gangs demanding your loyalty on one side and angry constituents demanding public services on the FULL STORY
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Yunes and son

Dynasties strong as ever in the mid-terms

The system is elitist, says one analyst of a practice where merit counts for little

Mexican political dynasties are going all out in this year’s mid-term elections, seeking to remain in power as a new generation comes of age. Family ties have never been stronger,FULL STORY
cfe trucks in ciudad acuna

Tornado death toll 13 in Ciudad Acuña

300 injured, more than 1,100 homes damaged or destroyed

Civil Protection authorities in Ciudad Acuña have confirmed that 13 people died, 300 were injured and one child is missing after a tornado struck the northern Coahuila city yesterday. A FULL STORY
Michel Franco at Cannes

Mexican filmmaker wins Cannes award

Producer-director Michel Franco wins award for best screenplay

Mexican film director and producer Michel Franco was awarded at the Cannes Film Festival on the weekend with best screenplay for his film Chronic. It was the second Cannes award FULL STORY
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Federal forces patrol Chilapa

Families want to know where missing 16 are

Governor visits Chilapa, residents ask where he's been

Relatives of the 16 people confirmed missing in Chilapa for two weeks gave Guerrero Gov. Rogelio Ortega a 48-hour deadline yesterday to demonstrate concrete progress in the search for their FULL STORY
uber car hire

Taxi drivers march in protest against Uber

The service responded by offering free rides to users

Traffic was snarled in Mexico City today as taxi drivers mounted their latest protest against Uber and other ride-hailing services, which they see as unfair competition. But Uber came up FULL STORY
Christopher's mother, Tania Mora. Inset: Laura Bozzo

Children back in court for death of boy, 6

Last week's hearing was 'a circus' as TV personality became involved

There will be a second hearing tomorrow in the case of the six-year-old boy allegedly murdered by five other children on May 14 in the city of Chihuahua. Christopher Raymundo FULL STORY
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tornado damage in ciudad acuna

Tornado kills 9 in northern Coahuila

1,500 homes damaged, thousands of victims, say officials

Nine people have been confirmed dead after a Category 4 tornado swept through three neighborhoods in the northern Coahuila city of Ciudad Acuña this morning. Some 1,500 homes have been left FULL STORY
lake chapala

Missing sailors’ bodies found in Lake Chapala

Three expats had gone sailing together on Monday

The bodies of two men who disappeared while sailing on Lake Chapala have been recovered. Authorities in Chapala say they have found the bodies of Canadian John Danielkiewicz and American FULL STORY
Prostitution and trafficking: economic driver for Tenancingo.

Tenancingo: Mecca of human trafficking

Tlaxcala town has inspired two books, a film and an opera

Tenancingo, Tlaxcala, is a small town 125 kilometers southeast of Mexico City with about 12,000 inhabitants and not to be confused with another town called Tenancingo in the State of FULL STORY
Survivors of the bacterial contamination in La Pimienta

Bacteria identified in vaccination deaths

But as far as angry parents are concerned, IMSS killed their children

Health officials have confirmed that bacterial contamination was responsible for the deaths of two infants and illness among 29 others in a village in Chiapas May 8, but angry parents FULL STORY
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