Mexico’s First Facebook Election Is About To Begin And Nobody Is Truly Ready
The influence of Televisa, the country’s biggest media company and the unofficial media arm of the ruling party, on Mexico’s elections is weaker than ever, but is its retreat opening the door to something worse?
These People Had Faith In Mexico's Presidential Frontrunner. Then He Made A Deal Betraying Them.
With a wide lead over his rivals, Andrés Manuel López Obrador is certain he has the presidency in the bag. This community, once loyal to him, is in the market for a new candidate.
A Former Mexican Official Accused The Government Of Making Up Homicide Rates
According to a former state attorney general, the ruling party ordered states where they're in charge to report lower murder rates.
These Women Are The Only Reason Some People In Mexico City Get Any Water
In some places, taps have been dry for over a year. People bathe their children with bottled water. A group of women has taken over water distribution from the city authorities. The future feared by millions of people across the world has already arrived in Mexico City.
Mexico's President Wants Everyone To Admit That His Job Is Very, Very Hard
He's growing more irritated with the bad press as his administration draws to a close.
A Mexican Governor Crisscrossed The Country Asking The President To Fight Corruption
In an attempt to pressure the federal government to extradite his predecessor — and to get about $41.5 million he said was promised to him — Javier Corral led an unprecedented caravan across Mexico just five months before a presidential election.
He Couldn’t Find An Honest Politician In Mexico’s Election. So He Made One Up.
Frustrated and angry after years of brazen corruption, Sergio Arau is one-upping Mexico’s presidential candidates and running a fake campaign in which he admits what no politician ever will.
Police Killed A Man Who Stole A Helicopter. He Put The Whole Standoff On Instagram.
Venezuelan said on Tuesday that Óscar Pérez, who threw grenades into government buildings from a stolen helicopter last June, was killed. Pérez broadcast the whole standoff to his 90,000 Instagram followers.
Here’s Why Latin America’s 2018 Is Going To Be A Wild One
The region will be tested by at least five presidential elections and numerous local ones, the potential fallout of growing militarization, and US-bred threats to the economy.
This Politician Wants To Eliminate All Of Mexico's Crime. His Plan To Do It Has People Livid.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he might offer amnesty to drug criminals, leading one of the country’s most famous poets to respond with a scathing history lesson.
There’s A Submarine Missing Off Argentina — And Its Crew Is Likely Running Short On Air
Families of the 44 crew members gathered in the coastal city where the sub was scheduled to arrive Monday, fearful for their loved ones’ lives.
This Woman Found Out Her Father Was A Torturer — And Wants Everyone To Know
Under a brutal dictatorship in Argentina, thousands of people were killed, and babies snatched from their mothers' arms. Children of the perpetrators are now coming together to speak out against their fathers — forming a substitute family after being banished from their own.
These Beauty Pageant Contestants Gave Out Facts About Women's Rights As Their Measurements
"My measurements are 2,202 cases of femicide reported in the last nine years in my country.”
This Woman Devoted Her Life To Keeping Women Safe. And Then A Man Killed Her.
Before #MeToo went viral this month, there was #NiUnaMenos — a campaign to highlight femicide in Argentina. Two years later, the movement is stalling — and one of its leading voices is dead, at the hands of a man.
The Earthquakes Pushed Mexico Together. Then They Tore It Apart.
Seven weeks after the first of a pair of massive earthquakes struck Mexico, people in the center of the country are still dealing with the aftermath.
Venezuela's President Mocked Donald Trump While At A Conference In Russia
Nicolás Maduro deflected questions about issues at home, and used the time to accuse the US leader of being unable to find Venezuela on a map — or Puerto Rico for that matter.
This Is How The Major Earthquake In Mexico Unfolded
The latest on the earthquake can be found in BuzzFeed News' live updates post.
Mexico Is Expelling The North Korean Ambassador
Mexico gave the ambassador 72 hours to leave the country as the US intensifies pressure on nations around the world to punish North Korea over its nuclear ambitions.
It Didn't End Well When Competing Muggers Tried To Rob The Same Bus
A gunfight erupted on a Mexico City bus where competing muggers ran into each other as they robbed passengers.
Mexico's Response To Trump Tweet Includes Offer Of Aid For Harvey Recovery
Trump on Sunday morning again said that Mexico would pay for his border wall, even as Tropical Storm Harvey continued to deluge Texas.