Motorists who find themselves in difficulties on 134 federal highways can take advantage of a new app to get them out of trouble or report crimes. The only requirement to use the PF Movil app is to have a cellphone with an Android or Windows platform, or an iPhone.

Changes to federal law that require all automobiles being driven on federal highways in Mexico to carry third party liability insurance came into effect on October 1, six months after they were approved by Congress.

Forget “the special relationship” with the United Kingdom, the cultural affinity with Canada, or the strong bonds with France (the first country to recognize the 13 colonies as a separate nation), Mexico is now the closest ally of the United States – or so says Vice President Joe Biden.

The death toll from the severe tropical storms that ravaged Mexico last week has grown to 145 and could rise even further as President Enrique Peña Nieto admitted that the dozens still missing in La Pintada, Guerrero are unlikely to be found alive.

A wrathful Tlaloc did his best to upstage the Independence Day “Gritos” delivered by the nation’s politicians on Sunday night, as tropical storms Manuel and Ingrid ravaged Mexico from east and west.

United States Vice President Joe Biden met with President Peña Nieto during a two-day visit to Mexico on September 19 and 20.