Mexico

Bud was forecast to move inland along the Mexican coast by late Friday
"Post Tenebras Lux" was described as "perplexing"
Director Carlos Reygadas (right) said it "isn't possible" to sum up the plot of the film
Students, community leaders and local citizens demanded  officials come up with a clear strategy
Mexico President Felipe Calderon, pictured in Mexico City, in 2006
Mexico's drug violence has stood out as the most glaring human rights disaster in sheer scope in the Americas
A young woman sells flowers at the Jamaica flowers market in Mexico City
Retail giant Wal-Mart has warned shareholders that bribery allegations against its Mexico business could add to costs
Retail giant Wal-Mart posted a surge in first quarter earnings
A woman cries as she touches the coffin of late Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes
Mexican President Felipe Calderon (R) comforts Silvia Lemus, widow of Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes
More than one billion tourists will take a trip this year crossing an international boundary
Latest WWF survey, compiled every two years, reports an average 30 percent decrease in biodiversity since 1970
The decapitated bodies of 49 people were found on the road between Monterrey and Reynosa, Mexico
Mexico body dump
Forensic personnel remove  the corpses found on the Monterrey-Reynosa road
Graffiti showing the mark of the Zeta cartel was painted in the place where 49 corpses were found
The decapitated bodies of 49 people were found on the road between Monterrey and Reynosa, Mexico
Mexico body dump
Forensic personnel remove  the corpses found on the Monterrey-Reynosa road

Nadal out of Brazil Open doubles over knee fear

Rafael Nadal will not play his scheduled doubles match at the Brazil Open on Wednesday because of "knee overuse," organizers said.
 

Sign of the times as Cristal gets swapped for Cava

Times are tough but everyone still needs a little sparkle in their lives.
 

Nadal out of Brazil Open doubles over knee fear

Rafael Nadal will not play his scheduled doubles match at the Brazil Open on Wednesday because of "knee overuse," organizers said.
 

Time Warner eyes sale of some magazines: report

Media giant Time Warner is in talks on the sale of some of its magazines to a large US publisher, the conglomerate's Fortune magazine reported Wednesday.
 

Details emerge of alleged US cop killer's final stand

US police paid emotional tributes to a fellow officer Wednesday, one of four alleged victims of embittered former cop Christopher Dorner, as more details emerged of how he is thought to have died.
 

US police hunting ex-cop find body after shoot-out

A former US cop wanted for at least three murders is thought to have died at the scene of a shootout with police but his remains must still be identified, officials said Wednesday.
 

Remains examined for tie to fugitive ex-cop

Authorities on Wednesday examined human remains found in a burned out mountain cabin to determine whether they belong to Christopher Dorner, a fugitive ex-cop wanted in at least three murders.
 

Ex-cop thought dead in charred US cabin

A fugitive ex-cop accused of four killings was believed dead Wednesday after being cornered in a California mountain cabin that burned down, but human remains found inside have yet to be identified.
 

Ex-cop thought dead in US cabin, but no body yet

A fugitive ex-cop accused of four killings was believed to be have been cornered in a mountain cabin engulfed in flames Tuesday, police said, while not confirming his death after a six-day manhunt.
 

No body yet found in burning US cabin: LAPD

Nobody has yet been found in a burnt-out US mountain cabin where fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner was believed to have barricaded himself after a six-day manhunt, a police spokesman said.
 

Ex-cop reported dead in burning US mountain cabin

A former US cop wanted for multiple murders was reported dead in a burning mountain cabin, after a six-day manhunt that jangled nerves in southern California and beyond.
 

Nadal in Brazil Open doubles win

Spain's Rafael Nadal teamed up with Argentina's David Nalbandian to post a three-set doubles victory in the Brazil Open.
 

Disabled cruise ship with 4,200 aboard to head for US port

A cruise ship packed with 4,200 travelers was adrift in the Gulf of Mexico for a third day waiting to be towed into the US port of Mobile, Alabama, a company spokesman said.
 

England's McDonnell to fight Ceja for title: report

Former European champion Jamie McDonnell of England will face Mexico's unbeaten Julio Ceja for the vacant International Boxing Federation bantamweight title, an IBF official told ESPN on Tuesday.
 

'Frustrated' US police study fugitive scuba video

Los Angeles police admitted Tuesday they were "frustrated," as a massive manhunt for fugitive alleged cop killer entered its sixth day without a result.
 

First lady hosts gay, wounded warrior, illegal student

An undocumented immigrant, a gay federal employee, victims of gun violence and Apple's chief executive will sit Tuesday with the first lady when President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech.
 

Nadal tired but vows his best at Brazil Open

Rafael Nadal said Tuesday that he felt a bit tired after a hard but positive tournament in Chile but vowed to do his best at this week's Brazil Open.
 

Church in uncharted waters after pope resignation

The Catholic Church entered uncharted waters on Tuesday after Pope Benedict XVI's shock announcement that he would become the first pontiff to resign in more than 700 years.
 

Fugitive US ex-cop charged, may have fled to Mexico

Christopher Dorner, the embittered former US cop on the run since last week, was charged with murder in California, as authorities said he may have fled south into Mexico.
 

Pope announces shock resignation in historic move

Pope Benedict XVI has announced he will resign this month because of his advancing age in a fast-changing world, becoming the first pontiff in 700 years to step down of his own free will.