POLICE in a Mexico City suburb arrested a mother and several relatives on Thursday for allegedly gouging out the eyes of her five-year-old son in what authorities said appeared to have been a drug-fueled ritual.

Looking at this photo makes you less happy Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has renounced his U.S. citizenship, reportedly to save an estimated $67 million on his tax bill (Saverin denies that the decision was based on financial considerations). The move has drawn the ire of Senators , academics and (especially) newspaper columnists , who view it as a cynical attempt to avoid paying his fair ...

What is the worst thing you can imagine while travelling (worse than being murdered in your bed and losing your passport and all your money)? Correct! No photos. With just one day left to explore Mexico City I turned on my camera to...nothing. My battery was flat. Grrr! Has this happened to you and what did you do?

MEXICO CITY — Nepotism, bribery, the death penalty, and even environmental destruction. Mexico’s Partido Verde Ecologista, or Ecological Green Party, stands for anything but green values. That is according to the party’s many fierce critics, who include just about every serious environmentalist in Mexico. read more

I dreaded my first summertime trip to Mexico City, expecting to swelter beyond endurance. Instead, I breezed around the city in cargo pants and a T-shirt as if I were in the Bay Area on a warm spring day, thanks to the...

Thousands of university students took to the streets of Mexico City Wednesday demanding greater freedom of speech in the country and protesting the PRI’s possible return to power.It was the third large student protest in less than a week, and...

Mexican students protest candidate Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:24 a.m., Friday, May 25, 2012 Protests promoted by tweets, texts and Facebook multiply.

3 army generals accused of aiding narcotics gangs Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 07:41 p.m., Friday, May 18, 2012 MEXICO CITY - In what could prove the biggest scandal to hit Mexico's military since it was deployed against gangsters five years ago, federal prosecutors ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A five-year-old Mexican boy whose eyes were allegedly gouged out by his mother as part of a drug-fuelled ritual "to save the world" is expected to live, but has been left completely blind, health authorities said yesterday.

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's former ruling party on Saturday suspended the membership of a former governor accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes from a drug cartel.