Mexico

Axa is planning additional cost-cutting measures as the French insurer posts marginal decline in annual profit.

US judge ruled that BP recovered 810,000 barrels of oil and should therefore be excluded from certain penalties

Manchester City have reportedly made the first move for Neymar.

New footage of mystery lights over volcano outside Mexico City fuels alien invasion conspiracy.

Real Sociedad star Carlos Vela says he would consider a return to Arsenal - if they made an offer.

The leader of Mexican Sinaloa cartel El Chapo – Shorty – Guzmán first to succeed Al Capone in Illinois’ capital top gangsters rankings.

4,200 holiday-from-hell tourists forced to share five onboard toilets after fire and power cut chant 'Let me off' at Mobile dockside.

Joseph Ratzinger decided to step down after reading a report on the Vatileaks scandal, Italian media claim.

US federal court finds Transocean guilty for its role in 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in Gulf of Mexico.

Reeva Steenkamp is just the latest victim of gun violence in the blood-spattered rainbow nation, says Dominic Gover.

Justin Bieber fans are just like infected PCs in a botnet. They're everywhere, easy to control and willing to do anything for their master.

Julia Pastrana, tagged as the "ugliest woman in the world" has been buried in her native Mexico, after more than 150 years.

Suspects confess to rape and robbery in Acapulco resort of Playa Bonfil, say Mexican police.

Gulf of Mexico cruise descends into savage 'Lord of the Flies'-style hell for passengers on Carnival Triumph.

The US authorities give nod for the CNOOC-Nexen deal, following a long assessment.

IBTIMES UK EXCLUSIVE: An American woman tells us about her own night of hell in Acapulco's state of Guerrero on Mexico's Pacific Coast.

The Chinese have bid adieu to the Year of the Dragon and gracefully welcomed the Year of the Snake

Object is largest to pass so close to our planet in 15 years, say Nasa scientists.

Santos warn PManchester City no amount of money will be enough to sign striker Neymar before the 2014 World Cup

Findus, Tesco and Burger King horsemeat scandal baffling Italian and Japanese food-lovers, says Umberto Bacchi.

Lesbian wedding cake an "abomination unto the Lord” insists Oregon baker

A nine-year-old Mexican girl has given birth to a healthy daughter, in the city of Guadalajara. The father is believed to be a 17-year-old boy

Decision to use ad campaign to restore resort's reputation rather than hunt down rapists sparks alarm.

Videos of UFOs over Mexican and American skies surface but sceptics are likely to remain sceptics, with the videos not conclusive in any way

Six Spanish women and one Mexican raped in a holiday house rented in Playa Bonfil, near Punta Diamante.

Europe's second biggest oil company said net costs for fatal Gulf of Mexico disaster hit $42.2bn last year

Mexico rules out explosives as cause of deadly explosion, which ripped off Pemex headquarters killing dozens.

Blast thought to have been caused by gas leak or faulty machinery leaves at least 25 dead and 100 trapped under debris.

Officials raid house of 'Messiah' Ignacio Gonzalez de Arriba on Texas border.

Girl left in wooden cage the size of a cot by Cindy Patriarchias and Edmond Gonzales.