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Breakthrough in missing Mexican students case

The mass disappearance of 43 Mexican college students has largely remained a mystery that sparked national outrage over government corruption in Mexico.

Tragic and creepy 'doll island'

This grotesque playground of mutilated dolls looks like the stuff of nightmares. But the tragic story behind this unlikely tourist attraction is perhaps more disturbing.

Alan Duff: Can gangs be good?

COMMENT: Can vigilantism be condoned in the fight against scourge of meth?

How diver escaped shark in cage

A diver has told of his terror after his experience diving with sharks went horribly wrong, before video of the incident made international headlines.

One of the ancient world's best kept secrets

Visiting these little-known Mayan ruins is like having a private tour of one of the world's most amazing historic sites.

Why Lego wanted to stop sales of its toys

Business has been so brisk at the world's most profitable toymaker that Lego last year did something unusual.

Mexico: Inside the surreal Day of the Dead

Dia de los Muertos has come into the collective conscience for its zombie bride costumes and kitschy skeletal face paint, but the holiday is a spectacle unto itself.

Mission to stop the 'Butcher of Mexico'

Evita Sarmonikas went overseas for a cheap Brazilian butt lift and died. The man her family call "the butcher of Mexico" is still operating.

Nieto: 'We're not paying for a wall'

The Mexican President has rebuffed Trump's claims the cost of the wall wasn't discussed, saying Mexico won't be paying for it.

Protest in Mexico leaves four dead

Four people were killed and dozens injured when police clashed with thousands of teachers blocking roads in a protest in southern Mexico.

Nothing between man and panther

The heartstopping moment a panther stalked a man at an animal sanctuary and then pounced on him has been caught on camera.

Football star kidnapped

Mexican football star Alan Pulido is believed to have been kidnapped on Saturday night.

Paradise lost: The fall of Acapulco

Acapulco was once the playground of the rich and famous, but now tourists are being advised to avoid the Mexican beachside city.

'Dirty' cell upsets Guzman

Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is so disgusted by the dirt in his new prison cell that he has asked for chlorine to clean it himself.

Experts stymied in search for 'Mexican students' fate

A group of outside experts discovered that authorities were tracking in real time the movement of the Mexican students during their abduction.

'I thought this is it, I'm going to die'

Kiwi is recovering in a Mexican hospital after he was allegedly drugged, kidnapped and beaten at a tourist hotspot two weeks ago.

Cruising: Unexpected journeys

Three writers share their exciting cruise ship discoveries

Mexico: Take me to party town

It started out innocently enough as a cocktail class before dinner - only we never made it to dinner.