In the wake of the vicious rape of six Spanish tourists in Acapulco, President Enrique Peña Nieto vowed to make Mexico safer for foreign and domestic tourists.

The number of Mexicans applying for visas in 2012 was higher than ever before, revealed Susan Abeytia, the U.S. Consul General in Guadalajara, last week.

A fatal explosion at the Mexico City headquarters of state oil monopoly Pemex has been confirmed as the result of gas accumulation in the basements of the building.

The release of Florence Cassez, the Frenchwoman sentenced to 60 years in prison for being part of a kidnapping gang, is being viewed as a victory for justice in her homeland but has divided opinion here in Mexico, where there is widespread belief that a foreigner has been given preferential treatment.

Mexican authorities have agreed to delay the implementation of an amendment to migration law affecting children traveling without their parents.

At least 33 people were killed and around 120 were injured in an explosion Thursday at the Mexico City headquarters of state oil company Pemex, the federal government confirmed.