Mexico
Mexican president blasts critics after deadly hurricane
The death toll from a devastating hurricane in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco has risen to 39, as the country's president accused his opponents of exaggerating the scale of the disaster.
Hurricane Otis: Dozens killed in Mexico's Guerrero state
At least 27 people were killed by Hurricane Otis, which made landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast on Wednesday, officials say.
Cristina Rivera Garza: grief demanding justice
It took Mexican scholar, novelist, and poet Cristina Rivera Garza 30 years to be able to write about what happened to her younger sister. Liliana Rivera Garza was murdered by her abusive boyfriend in… Audio
Mexican police find 45 bags of human remains
Officials were searching for seven young call centre workers, reported missing last week, when they made the grisly discovery in a ravine outside the western city of Guadalajara.
Video of deadly Mexico fire causes outrage
Footage appears to show officers failing to open a cell door at a migrant centre as a fire erupted.
Gunfight at Mexican prison leaves at least 14 dead
It was not immediately clear who carried out the attack.
Investigation of protest deaths backed by new president of Peru
Peru's president has pledged resources to investigate more than two dozen deaths during protests that have rocked Peru following the ousting of her predecessor.
43 missing students: Mexico's former attorney general arrested
Mexico's former attorney general has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of 43 students in 2014.
Mexican security forces seize record fentanyl haul
The bust saw 542.7kg of fentanyl, alongside quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin seized.
Suspect named as Mexican authorities recover bodies of killed priests, tour guide
Mexican authorities have located the bodies of two Jesuit priests and a tour guide shot dead this week in a gang-ravaged area of northern Mexico after a major search.
Calling Home: Beth Matheson in British Columbia
Hawke's Bay native Beth Matheson and her partner Mike Reed live in Penticton, at the southern end of Lake Okanagan in British Columbia, Canada, where she works as a helicopter mechanic. Beth's Calling… Audio
US states, other nations back Mexico's lawsuit against gun makers
Thirteen US states and two Latin America and Caribbean nations have thrown their support behind Mexico's lawsuit accusing major US gun makers of facilitating weapons trafficking to drug cartels.
Unruly Canadian tourists fly home to face the music
Canadian officials say a group of influencers whose rowdy behaviour on a flight led to their stranding in Mexico have flown home to face an inquiry.
Drop politics to fix immigration, Harris says at US-Mexico border
US vice president Kamala Harris visited a border patrol facility near the US-Mexico border on Friday and urged a focus on children and practical solutions to migration.
Mexico train crash kills passengers in trains and cars below
At least 20 people have been killed and 70 hurt in Mexico City, when an overpass carrying a metro train partly collapsed on cars on a road below. Audio
Spirits are up for maker of Blue Agave Tequilana Drink
Golden Bay is a long way from home for the Agave tequilana plant, a native of Latin America and most commonly found in Mexico. Terry Knight is growing several thousand of the succulents to produce a… Audio
US to reverse Trump's 'draconian' immigration policies, Biden tells Mexican president
The US plans to reverse the Trump administration's "draconian" immigration approach while working on policies addressing the causes of migration, President Joe Biden told his Mexican counterpart, the…
Niwa McIlroy: from lucha libre to Lower Hutt
Niwa McIroy became a star in Mexico's iconic lucha libre wrestling scene soon after after landing there in 2016. But earlier this year he was forced to put his international career on hold and head… Audio
Covid-19: vaccine might need to be re-administered yearly
New Zealand professor Gary McLean is an international authority on coronaviruses. He remains confident there will be a universal vaccine for Covid-19 before long, though he warns it may need to be… Audio
The benefits of improving your mental fitness 1% a day
Motivational speaker and author Jimi Hunt says mental illness is an epidemic that we can no longer ignore. The formerly Mexico-based Kiwi says improving your mental fitness just one percent every day… Audio