Mexico arrests drug kingpin Edgar 'the Barbie' Valdez

Mexican authorities on Monday announced the capture of one of the country's most sought after drug kingpins, US-born Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias "the Barbie."

Mexican mayor shot dead

A mayor in a Mexican town was shot dead by gunmen, authorities said.
Marco Antonio Leal Garcia, mayor of Hidalgo town, was attacked when he was travelling in his SUV, the office of Mexican President Felipe Calderon said in a statement on Sunday. His daughter was wounded.