Armed gangs blocked highways throughout Guadalajara, Mexico's second biggest city, on Saturday and vehicles were set on fire amid a surge in drug-war violence.

Banco Santander (SAN.MC) is looking to list its Mexican unit in Mexico and New York on September 25, a source close to the deal told Reuters late on Thursday.

Mexico's top court ruled on Tuesday that military officials who committed crimes against civilians should be tried in civil courts, possibly clearing the way for sterner prosecutions against military misconduct in the country's drug war.

Reggaeton, a Caribbean fusion of hip hop with Latin timbres, is wildly popular across Latin America but is raising eyebrows in conservative Mexico City.

An Indiana union pension fund that holds shares in Wal-Mart Stores Inc has sued the company to gain access to thousands of internal documents related to allegations that a Wal-Mart subsidiary bribed Mexican government officials.

Mexico and Japan were tied 1-1 by halftime in a game that decides who advances to the gold medal match on August 11.