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House raided in pursuit of 'El Chapo'
A video released shows a portion of a gunfight in the house, as marines appear to be firing through a barred window and an open door.

'El Chapo' behind bars again, fears remain
Drug lord Guzman's power makes him a hard man to keep in prison, experts warn.

Affluenza teen tracked to Mexico
Ethan Couch who killed four and vanished is set to return to the United States after his capture in Mexico.

30 murders and no regrets
The killer says he "disappeared" a man for the first time at age 20. Nine years later, he says, he has eliminated 30 people - maybe three in error.

Coke's 'poor' Mexicans ad offensive
Coke's been criticised for a new ad campaign that features white people handing out drinks to poor Mexicans.

Jack Tame: Once upon a time in a Mexican jail
I was in a little town in the South of Mexico a few years back when I inadvertently found the local prison.

Mexico: Out for the count
It may not be politically correct, but lucha libre is hilarious, finds Calum Henderson.

Mexico: Nappies and margaritas
The Hard Rock Hotel has added a soft touch, embracing littlies as well as adults at its Cancun resort, finds Leena Tailor.

El Chapo's escape 'cost $74.6m'
The elaborate prison escape of Joaquin "El Chapo" (Shorty) Guzman may have cost US$50 million ($74.6 million) including huge bribes to prison officials.

Drug lord escape tunnel ‘high-tech’
The kind of tunnel that led Mexico’s most powerful drug lord to freedom would have been more than a year in planning.

Drug lords' escape plots
The dramatic escape of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman sounds almost too elaborate to be true.

Rescued kiwi sailors' celebratory return
"It was just a miracle. I counted we had about five ways to die. It was pretty close," said sailor Murray Vereker-Bindon.

Mexico: A hallucinogenic fishing tale
Tim Stewart experiences exotic flavours on his chef's pilgrimage through Mexico.

Kiwi in Mexican Happy Meals
Every Happy Meal sold at a McDonald's in Mexico from this weekend will include a New Zealand kiwifruit.

Six seconds of tornado carnage
Days of flash flooding, tornadoes and rain across central Texas and Oklahoma swept away hundreds of homes and left at least five people dead.

Journey through Amexica
Fulfilling a long-held ambition, Ed Vulliamy drives the 3200km length of the US-Mexico border and discovers a land of beauty, poverty and paradox.

Babies DNA tested after gas blast in Mexico
Nine babies who were discovered alive after a gas blast at a maternity and children's hospital in Mexico City are being DNA tested by authorities in an attempt to reunite them with parents.

Have tequila, be friends
Ana Cecilia Mijangos moved to New Zealand from Mexico with her partner Luis Cabrera in 2009 with little English and no clue about what she was going to do here.

Mexico: Where to drink in Acapulco
Kevin Pilley cradles Tequila Sunrises while watching cliff divers in Acapulco.

Kiwi adding some spice to Mexican rugby
Kiwis can be found nearly everywhere there's a rugby ball, even in Mexico.

José Antonio Meade Kuribreña: Scope for better NZ-Mexico friendship
Affinities, rather than the geographical proximity between two countries, are often the true basis for a close relationship, writes Wynne Gray.

Golf: Ko handy after 68 in Mexico
Lydia Ko has made a strong start at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational tournament in Mexico City. The world number three and LPGA rookie of the year fired a four-under 68 to sit in third place.

Mexico's focus on power couple
Beneath the stars as dusk fell, Maria de los Angeles Pineda and her husband were dancing. But then came word that a demonstration was forming in the town plaza.

Villagers ecstatic over survival of castaway
In a tiny Mexican coastal village, the fisherman had long been given up for dead.

Stolen radioactive load found empty
Mexican nuclear official have said a stolen container of radioactive material has been found empty.