Copa America Centenario organisers are left red-faced on Sunday after an embarrassing blunder which sees Chile's national anthem played instead of Uruguay's ahead of their Group C clash with Mexico in Arizona.

Mexico defeat Uruguay 3-1 in a stormy Copa America Centenario that see both teams finish with 10 men after a pre-match furore over a bungled national anthem.

International footballer Alan Pulido, who is rescued after being abducted in Mexico, fought one of his kidnappers and used his phone to call police, officials reveal.

International football player Alan Pulido has been rescued in north-east Mexico hours after his kidnapping, officials say.

A large explosion at an oil facility in the south-east Mexican state of Veracruz has killed at least three people and injured 136 more.

The large carcass of a mysterious sea creature that washes up on a tourist beach perplex local officials and residents in Mexico. The monstrous 13-foot-long beast is discovered on Bonfil Beach, in the city of Acapulco, in the south-west Mexican state of Guerrero,

We often tend to forget the Pope is also a human with emotions besides being calm and happy. Last week the world saw another side him during a visit to Mexico when a follower pulled him. The pull forced him to fall onto a man in a wheelchair.

A riot and a fire at a prison near Monterrey in northern Mexico has left 52 people dead, state officials say. Another 12 are injured in the riot at Topo Chico jail that broke out just after midnight.

The Trans Pacific Partnership, one of the biggest multinational trade deals ever, is signed by ministers from its 12 member nations in New Zealand.

Recently captured drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is unapologetic for running one of the world's biggest drug trafficking organizations in a Rolling Stone interview with American actor Sean Penn.

Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is recaptured and sent back to the maximum-security prison he escaped from six months ago.

A newly-elected Mexican mayor has been shot dead on her second day in office.

Is smoking weed a human right? A Mexican court has ruled that smoking pot is a fundamental human right.

Hurricane Patricia causes less damage than feared on Mexico's Pacific coast on Saturday, but hammered an isolated part of the shoreline dotted with luxury villas and fishing villages, where the storm and its 165 mph (266 kph) winds landed.

Mexico's president warns that Hurricane Patricia still poses a threat of floods and landslides as it brings heavy rain to parts of the country.

The strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Americas bears down on Mexico's Pacific coast, threatening a "potentially catastrophic" landfall.

Security forces in Egypt have mistakenly killed 12 people, including Mexican tourists, during an anti-terror operation, the interior ministry says.

One of the game's greatest players, Lionel Messi, has praised Wayne Rooney, calling him a "special" player that's not comparable to any others.

Argentina come from behind thanks to goals from Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi as they draw with Mexico.

Argentina play their first fixture since losing to Chile in the Copa America final when they go up against Bolivia.