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Mexico shocked by the murders of 14 band members, executed by narcos

Colombian historian Marco Palacios expresses optimism over end to violence

Peña Nieto will create a paramilitary force to relieve military in crime war

Peña Nieto gets major commitments from opposition a day after taking office

In this installment of EL PAÍS’ series based on Mexico’s archive of letters by Spanish exiles, the key role of the Mexican ambassador to Portugal of getting Republicans out of Europe

Unpublished material made available to EL PAÍS tells the story of the thousands of families forced into exile from Spain as a result of the Civil War

Leftist leader said his victory over Capriles was a defeat of "colonialism"

Opponent Capriles gains momentum with massive turnout at Caracas rally

Peña Nieto will have to deal with fallout from cartel's bloody leadership struggle

More than 40 people have been appointed to form Peña Nieto's transition team

Allegations point to links with the Beltrán Leyva drug cartel

Mexican president Felipe Calderón defends his record in office, blaming the spiraling violence in the country on a cartel turf war

President-elect Peña Nieto accused of vote buying and media manipulation

Polls show once-dominant party's Peña Nieto leading presidential race

The country's once-bustling industrial hub is now a ghost town at night

Carlos Fuentes, who had just completed his latest novel, dies in Mexico City

Cuba's future attendance and Falklands sovereignty divides American leaders

Country's first female candidate has to answer for Calderón's shortcomings

Mexico visit ignites protests concerning allegations of sexual abuse by late priest

Tremors cause widespread panic in south of Mexico but no deaths reported

"No one country can defeat transnational crime alone," says politician