Is smoking weed a human right? A Mexican court has ruled that smoking pot is a fundamental human right.

Hurricane Patricia causes less damage than feared on Mexico's Pacific coast on Saturday, but hammered an isolated part of the shoreline dotted with luxury villas and fishing villages, where the storm and its 165 mph (266 kph) winds landed.

Mexico's president warns that Hurricane Patricia still poses a threat of floods and landslides as it brings heavy rain to parts of the country.

The strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Americas bears down on Mexico's Pacific coast, threatening a "potentially catastrophic" landfall.

Security forces in Egypt have mistakenly killed 12 people, including Mexican tourists, during an anti-terror operation, the interior ministry says.

One of the game's greatest players, Lionel Messi, has praised Wayne Rooney, calling him a "special" player that's not comparable to any others.

Argentina come from behind thanks to goals from Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi as they draw with Mexico.

Argentina play their first fixture since losing to Chile in the Copa America final when they go up against Bolivia.

Lionel Messi has hit out at reports he was set to take a break from international football after failing to lift the Copa America.

Mexico expresses hopes to open Mexican Mission in Bangladesh at the earliest.

Globalisation is supposed to tear down barriers, but security fears and a widespread refusal to help migrants and refugees have fuelled a new spate of wall-building across the world, even if experts doubt their long-term effectiveness.

The video shows a shark, known as Deep Blue, approaching and investigating wide-eyed divers watching from steel cages at Mexico’s Guadalupe Island.

A group of artists known as the Germ Collective spent 14 months turning the hillside neighborhood of Las Palmitas into a giant, colorful mural in an effort to bring the working-class "barrio" together and change its gritty image

Mexico is offering a reward of 60 million pesos ($3.8m) for the capture of the country's most-wanted drug lord, who escaped from a top security prison.

Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman, known as El Chapo or "Shorty", used an elaborate tunnel to break out of a maximum security prison, officials say.

Top Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman, known as El Chapo or "Shorty", has escaped from a maximum security prison for a second time, officials say.

BP has reached an $18.7bn (£12bn) settlement with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Hosts Chile began their quest for a maiden Copa America title with victory over Ecuador in Santiago.

At least 13 people have been killed by a tornado that hit the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Acuna.

At least 43 people have been killed in a shoot-out in the Mexican state of Michoacan.