13 killed in Mexico clashes

September 18th, 2009 Shooting in Mexico City subway kills at least 1MEXICO CITY — Mexico City's mayor says at least one person has been killed after a man opened fire inside a subway car during rush hour. Mayor Marcelo Ebrard says the gunman has been captured.

August 6th, 2009 Correction: Mexico-Activist Killed storyMEXICO CITY — In stories on July 8, 9 and 10 about an anti-crime activist who was killed in northern Mexico, The Associated Press erroneously referred to the dead man and members of his community as Mormons. They identify themselves as Mormons but belong to the Church of the Firstborn of the Fullness of Times, which uses the Book of Mormon but is not recognized by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

June 21st, 2009 Iran says several people killed in violent clashesTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state television says several people were killed when "rioters" attacked a mosque in western Tehran. The report was the first confirmation of deaths during violent clashes Saturday between police and supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi, who claims he won the June 12 presidential election.

June 15th, 2009 NASCAR Mexico driver killed in crashMEXICO CITY — Driver Carlos Pardo has been killed in a crash during the final laps of a NASCAR Mexico race, organizers said. Pardo was leading the race in the 97th lap when his car was nudged by a competitor from behind and slid sideways into a wall at the entrance to the pit lane at about 120 mph on Sunday.

June 8th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - At least 18 people were killed in a gun battle between the military and suspected members of a drug gang in Mexico's resort city of Acapulco, the defence ministry said Sunday. Two soldiers and 16 gunmen were killed in the shootout that began Saturday night after the army raided an area in the Las Playas neighbourhood following a tip-off about the presence of the drug cartel members, EFE reported.

June 6th, 2009 Official: 27 children die in Mexico day care fireMEXICO CITY — A Mexican official says at least 27 children have been killed in a fire that spread from a warehouse to a day care in the northern city of Hermosillo. Prosecutors spokesman Jose Larrinaga told the Televisa television network that dozens more have been hospitalized.

May 8th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - Three military personnel were killed when the small plane in which they were travelling crashed in western Mexico, an official said. "There are three bodies.

April 30th, 2009 BOGOTA - Eight Colombian soldiers were killed and another wounded in clashes with Leftist guerrillas in a mountainous area near the border with Venezuela, military sources said Thursday. The gunbattle between an army unit and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) fighters occurred Wednesday in the El Templado region in the restive Caribbean province of La Guajira.

April 25th, 2009 Obama health fine after trip to MexicoWASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama's health is fine a little more than a week after he traveled to Mexico, where an outbreak of swine flu has killed at least 68 people and sickened more than 1,000. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Saturday that "the President’s trip to Mexico has not put his health in any danger." The top international health official says the new swine flu strain that has hit Mexico has "pandemic potential." Obama was in Mexico last week to meet with top government officials and talk about the growing problem with drug smuggling and border violence.

March 12th, 2009 PATNA - Two men were shot dead and 28 injured in clashes in Bihar's Chhapra district over the manner in which Holi was being celebrated, police said Thursday. Govind Yadav and Narayan Yadav were killed in the clashes that followed an argument over the throwing of mud on people on Holi in Asani village, about 90 km from here.

February 21st, 2009 MEXICO CITY - Four people on board a small plane have been killed when the aircraft crashed in northern Mexico, EFE reported Thursday. The Cessna, which took off Wednesday morning from the Pacific port city of Mazatlan, ran off the runway while landing in an airport in Durango province, smashed into an wall and exploded, the state Attorney General's Office said.

February 19th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - Four people on board a small plane have been killed when the aircraft crashed in northern Mexico, EFE reported Thursday. The Cessna, which took off Wednesday morning from the Pacific port city of Mazatlan, ran off the runway while landing in an airport in Durango province, smashed into an wall and exploded, the state Attorney General's Office said.

February 19th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - Four people on board a small plane have been killed when the aircraft crashed in northern Mexico, EFE reported Thursday. The Cessna, which took off Wednesday morning from the Pacific port city of Mazatlan, ran off the runway while landing in an airport in Durango province, smashed into an wall and exploded, the state Attorney General's Office said.

February 19th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - Four people on board a small plane have been killed when the aircraft crashed in northern Mexico, EFE reported Thursday. The Cessna, which took off Wednesday morning from the Pacific port city of Mazatlan, ran off the runway while landing in an airport in Durango province, smashed into an wall and exploded, the state Attorney General's Office said.

January 9th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 11 people have been killed and 30 injured in sectarian clashes in northwest Pakistan, media reported Saturday. The clashes between two rival groups broke out Friday evening in Hangu district of North-West Frontier Province, private Geo TV channel said.