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Sixteen dead, five wounded in Mexico prison riot
Authorities confiscated four guns after the riot.
New twist in Mexico family massacre
Authorities have arrested a municipal police chief for suspected links to the killings.
South Island's biggest-ever meth bust: Three jailed
Drugs were hidden in a shipment of safety lights sent from Mexico.
He was one of Mexico's deadliest assassins. Then he turned on his cartel
New York Times: "They took away everything in me that was human and made me a monster."
Kate Beckinsale's brilliant response to troll on her bikini snaps
Actress claps back at a commenter who took a swipe at the 45-year-old.
Mexico cartel attack near US border: Death toll at least 21
The hour-long gunfight has left four officers dead.
School used language funds for Hawaii trip
Clendon Park School spent $14,580 of Māori language funding on a trip to Hawaii.
Mexico hits back after Trump pledges to categorise drug cartels as terrorists
Mexicans reacted angrily to the potential terrorism designation.
Donald Trump's 'terror' push against drug cartels
Donald Trump says the US will designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organisations.
Tourist's epic holiday Instagram fail
We've all been there. Lingering on the beach for that perfect snap.
Mexico massacre: Teen survivor recalls mother's last words
The hero teen who walked 23kms to save his siblings after 9 killed recalls horrific event.
Mormon massacre survivor leaving Mexico: 'There's no place to go'
Langford says his 13yo son is a hero, after hiding children and walking 22km to village.
Community leaving after Mexico violence arrives in Arizona
About 100 Mormon members suffered a violent attack in Mexico.
Three coffins, two of them child-size: First funerals for ambushed families
The first funeral was for a mother and two sons who were laid to rest in a single grave.
'Premeditated attack': Mormon breakaway cult's violent history with drug cartels
Speculation is mounting an American family massacred by a drug cartel was targeted.
Photos show aftermath of horrific massacre in Mexico
Warning: Graphic: Heartbroken relatives have visited the family's murder site.
After deadly Mexico ambush, stories of bravery and horror
Young survivor walked for 23km to get help for his siblings after witnessing killings.
Mum's innocent act before Mexican Mormon massacre
She was changing a spare tyre when Mexican mobsters ambushed family.
What we know about the attack on a Mormon family in Mexico
New York Times: Family has a history of speaking out about criminal groups in the region.
'Burned alive': Nine women and kids shot dead in horror bloodbath
Three mothers and six children, including twin six-month-old babies, shot dead.
9 Mormons killed in ambush: 'They knew it was women and children'
The nine were members of a Mormon sect that has made their home in Mexico for generations.
'Morgues on wheels': 30,000 murder victims rot in makeshift trucks
The Mormon family massacre shines spotlight on horror murder crisis as bodies pile up.
Bodies buried on beach belong to missing couple
Authorities say they have a video of the couples truck driven into Mexico by someone else.
Mexican gangs saw through Trump's border wall
Using power tools, smugglers are defeating the steel bollards.
The stunning escape of El Chapo's son: It's like 'a bad Netflix show'
New York Times: Escape, it seems, is a trait shared in the Guzmán family.
Mexico govt ceding battle to cartels
Gang members forced the government to free a drug lord's son.
At least 13 dead after Mexican drug cartel ambushes state police
Commanders sent 42 officers in five trucks. It wasn't enough.
Woman sucked out of plane window: Hero pilot reveals regret over fatal flight
The pilot has broken her silence after nearly 18 months.
Kiwi porn boss on the run from FBI is reportedly in New Zealand
Michael Pratt's co-accused testified he had returned to New Zealand, according to NBC.
Brian Fallow: Gloomy mood today, grim news tomorrow?
Fewer businesses are planning to invest, and that's a worrying sign for future growth.
Two killed as roller coaster derails in Mexico City
Witnesses say they saw the victims fall from the last carriage of the coaster.
Five years ago, 43 students vanished. The mystery, and the pain, remain
New York Times: The case has become a symbol of Mexico's broken rule of law.
Search for Mexico's 43 missing students focuses on rubbish dump
Outside the town of Iguala, Guerrero 'is the epicentre of the action'.