At least 35 people have been killed along Acapulco's touristy beach areas this year, something that rarely happened in the past.
Western Mexico's plague of violence continued on Christmas Day with the discovery of six decapitated heads in one state and the slaying of seven people in another
The Cepal revealed earlier this year that on average, 12 women are victims of female homicides per day in the region, with 7 of these murders occurring in Mexico alone.
Authorities report that the five unidentified women were found inside a GMC Equinox in the early morning.
Police in the western Mexico state of Jalisco found a pickup truck loaded with five bodies Sunday, all covered in plastic bags
Unknown armed assailants entered the car wash where the party was taking place and opened fire on all attendees killing three
Over 8,000 immigrants expected to seek asylum this year from Mexico, the majority fleeing gang violence in Honduras and El Salvador and to a lesser extent Guatemala
People have taken to social media to launch a series of attacks against the Mexican senator.
The now-retired track and field athlete was beaten by four unidentified men after a traffic accident
Ten years after Mexico declared a war on drugs, the offensive has left some major drug cartels splintered and many old-line kingpins like Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in jail, but done little to reduce crime or violence in the nation's roughest regions