Carmen Morán Breña

The US State Department has issued advisories classifying different areas according to risk. Only two states are considered safe enough to visit with ‘normal precautions’

The victims were attending a funeral wake in Michoacán; prosecutors say they found evidence of a massacre but no bodies

A long and widespread custom has been exacerbated by the arrival of new wealth from migration. In some rural areas, 200,000 pesos – $9,500 – will buy a child bride

Investigators are digging at the home of the 72-year-old suspect from Atizapán de Zaragoza after he confessed to having murdered around 30 women

In the indigenous community of José Joaquín de Herrera, youngsters shoot guns in the air in an effort to push the government into action and show their force against criminal groups

Previous incidents had threatened the Apostle Santiago Church in Michoacán state, but with the place of worship burned to the ground, finger-pointing has begun

Galvanized by the ‘Salgado Macedonio’ sexual assault case, the movement is taking center stage in national politics with unprecedented force ahead of a key state election

In the wake of controversial arrest of man who helped his wife end her life, three citizen initiatives convey popular support for a legal change to decriminalize the practice

Dozens of boys want to be matadors nowadays and are pouring into specialized academies to learn how to survive in the arena

Psychiatrists compile book of moving messages by mental institution patients from 1852 to 1952

Women’s group Pandora’s Box calls for an end to impunity in sexual harassment cases

A group called Pandora’s Box is gearing up to name and shame perpetrators of sexual harassment in Spain

A private collector from Toledo puts a painting some believe to be by the Greek-born artist on public display

Used to feed monarchs on a day-to-day basis for three centuries, these huge facilities are the oldest in Europe to still be so well preserved

The bone fragment has been identified as belonging to the mother of six children, all of whom were killed at outbreak of conflict

Madrid exhibition observes 100th anniversary of the death of Nicaraguan poet and diplomat

Appropriated by the Catholic Church in 2006, Unesco heritage site is losing Islamic identity

A pregnant woman and her six children were allegedly murdered at the outset of the conflict A new book reopens the case, in which the victims were supposedly thrown into a cave

Just 45 percent of hospitals allow parents 24-hour access to their newborns

The government is opting to offer 'service checks,' which could lead to a dual system for rich and poor

Most of Madrid's clothes-recycling bins are put in streets by pirate operations, says consumer organization Charity organizers encourage cautious giving

Madrid university aims to bring grisly wax models to a wider audience

Marta Pajarón's family says she refused help for her disabled daughter. Both died alone at home Social workers claim that they have no power to force the issue

More people are working to help their less fortunate neighbors. But what is the state doing?

Tensions over ownership and maintenance are nothing new