Mexico

Mexico’s capital was hit by an earthquake of considerable force on Wednesday morning, registering at 6.1 on the Richter scale, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake was centered on the Pacific coast state of Guerrero, near the resort of Acapulco. As of yet there are no reports of injuries or damages.

Shotguns, t-shirts and radios are being distributed among women in one Mexican village which has seen itself besieged by organized crime. The women, who have banded together in an attempt to help safeguard their community, make up what many are calling the first all-women community self-defense group in Mexico.

Despite drug violence that has overwhelmed numerous states in Mexico, especially in those near the border with the United States, Mexicans seeking asylum based on a claim of fear of persecution back home are unlikely to be awarded it. Even as asylum requests along the US-Mexico border have more than doubled, the Department of Homeland Security says there hasn’t been a marked increase in applications from Mexican citizens.

As Mexican children headed back to school on Monday, a list of the 117 errors found in some 235 million elementary school textbooks was handed out to teachers, who will have to manually correct them. The errors ranged from misspellings and forgotten or misplaced accents to one case in which a city was identified as being located in the wrong state.

Violent weekend leaves 17 dead in Michocan in surrounding areas.

One of Mexico's most feared gang of kidnappers used reggaeton and banda music to torture their victims.

Civilian self-defense militias in Michoacan are now disarmed, says the governor of the Mexican state. But in a June video, one militia member said the reasons why the group formed in his town had a lot to do with the inability of the government to keep them safe.

Sandra Ávila Beltrán, an alleged drug dealer known as the "Queen of the Pacific," is being deported back to México today, after serving 70 months in prison.

Murillo Karam says he's aggrieved by the case and adds that he didn't understand how the cartel leader was freed.

No injuries were reported in Mexico's most recent quake.

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto is proposing one of the most dramatic reforms in Mexican politics in years. Here's five things to know about his plan.

Guadalajara drug cartel leader Rafael Caro Quintero left prison after 28 years behind bars last week. Now, Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo, an accomplice in the 1985 murder of a DEA agent for which Caro Quintero was convicted, could also walk free.

4-year-old Mexican boy murdered for not knowing how to count.

The founder of the Guadalajara drug cartel and one of the most important figures in Mexico’s decades-old war on drugs will walk out of the Puente Grande penitentiary near Guadalajara.

El Chapo's Sinaloa cartel tried to buy a Stinger anti-aircraft and several anti-tank weapons from undercover agents in the US in 2010, according to a Justice Department report.

Russian photographer Anatoly Beloshchin captured photos of a channel which resembles a river eighty feet below the surface of Cenote Angelita in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.

The Mexican president will propose 3 amendments to the constitution which would open state-owned oil company Pemex to private investment.

Mexico’s state oil company Pemex is looking to invest in refining equipment belonging to US oil companies to boost its efficiency. Meanwhile, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto is preparing to present a plan to Congress this week which would open the company to private investment – a plan which promises to shake the bedrock of the Mexican political scene.

Taylor Farms believed to be responsible for illness in at least two states.

Mexico's murder rate drops to 22 per 100,000 people as of last year.

Fany Gerson of La Newyorkina spent some time with Latin Times discussing her growing business where she creates some of the tastiest Mexican-style treats around while the business also continues to recover from Hurricane Sandy.

Are Mexican and U.S. economic systems dependent on each other? Latin Times takes a look at the economic relationship between the two nations that has been shaped by 1994 trade agreement NAFTA.

Chepo de la Torre hopes to turn El Tri's struggles around after learning he'll be retained as national team leader.

The finance world anticipates Mexico's economy to take off in coming years. A new study by Mexican government agency Coneval shows the country has a long way to go in its fight against poverty.

Colima, Mexico votes to allow same sex couples civil unions.

The leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) says it won't push for any change to the Mexican constitution before the people weigh in on a reform which would open Pemex, Mexico's state oil company, to private investment. A 2012 poll showed widespread disapproval of the idea among Mexicans.

Gunmen ambushed and killed Mexican Navy Vice Admiral Carlos Miguel Salazar, in an attack presumably led by a drug cartel.

This Wednesday, Sandra Ávila Beltrán was sentenced to 70 months in prison by a Miami court for cocaine trafficking. She’s already served almost all of that time, meaning she could go free in Mexico as early as next week.

With a disappointing 4-48 record in 2013, will Chepo de la Torre's job with El Tri is certainly on the rocks.

Mexico and Panama met at Cowboys Stadium Wednesday night with a trip to the Gold Cup final on the line.