MEXICO

A prison melee in Mexico has left 31 people dead and another dozen injured in the state of Tamaulipas.

The United States can be entirely self sufficient in liquid fuels in the next 15 years if more federal lands are opened up to oil and natural gas exploration and drilling.

Mexico drug violence killed more than 12,000 people in 2011.

Navy pilot David Reis, 25, and his sister Karen, 24, have been identified as two of the four victims of a New Year's Day shooting in Coronado, Calif. that may have been a murder-suicide. The other victims have not been identified, but sources say one is John Reeves, 25, a fellow Navy pilot. Police are investigating as the quiet community reels from its first murders this year.

Three men were arrested and a fourth is being sought by the FBI in what investigators said was a scheme to market stem cells as miracle cures to desperate people suffering from terminal diseases.

The great Norwegian butter shortage got me to thinking that shortages of 2012 might be just the ticket to send my faithful readers off to a rockin' New Year's Eve celebration. For sure, Lady Gaga will make it seem alright, though.

The great Norwegian butter shortage got me to thinking that shortages of 2012 might be just the ticket to send my faithful readers off to a rockin' New Year's Eve celebration. For sure, Lady Gaga will make it seem alright, though.

The 2012 presidential campaign has been one of the most volatile in recent memory, and it isn't even 2012 yet. Take a look back at the highlights and lowlights of the battle for the Republican nomination so far.

Whirlpool Corp on Friday accused two South Korean rivals, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics , of dumping washing machines in the United States by selling them at substantially less than fair value.

Shaky economy notwithstanding, Americans intend to travel farther and spend more in 2012, according to a nationwide poll.

A leading presidential candidate of Mexico's ruling conservatives raised the possibility on Thursday of listing oil company Pemex on the stock exchange to help revamp the state-owned giant.

As far as rumors go Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are planning to elope on a beach at Cabo San Lucas in Mexico, but a new report has revealed that the couple are in fact considering an Upstate New York wedding.

The head of the Canadian Auto Workers union is looking for a green light from members to potentially strike Caterpillar over a contract dispute in London, Ontario.

Chicago-area teenager Alexis Uriel Marron was murdered in Michoacan, Mexico. Are drug cartels responsible?

At least 19,336 people have been murdered in 2011, or an average of more than two every hour, or about 53 every day.

Millions of medical patients are crossing international borders each year to receive treatment in a growing trend known as medical tourism.

It surely has been an eventful year with popular uprisings, dictators being deposed or slain, royal marriages, celebrity divorces, and thrilling sports achievements, so here's a look at some of the top moments of 2011 as compiled by the IBTimes.

Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson said Wednesday he is dropping out of the Republican presidential race and is seeking the Libertarian Party nomination for president.

Car thefts occur about every 33 seconds in the United States. A victim and expert discusses the emotional effects of losing a personal vehicle.

Around this time of year, wanderlust travelers raise a Champagne glass and spin the globe in search of the next great destination for the coming year. What will be the top destinations in 2012? Have a look:

A federal judge in Anchorage Tuesday terminated BP Exploration's probation years after an oil pipeline rupture took place this past decade.