MEXICO CITY -- A Mexican mayor and her husband were killed Tuesday in the western state of Michoacan, less than 48 hours after a mayor in the southern state of Oaxaca was killed. Local politicians ...

A group of gunmen shot and killed the mayor of a rural community in western Mexico and her husband. The region where the shooting took place has a long history of cartel violence.

Since the Mexican government launched a militarised campaign against drug cartels in 2006, an estimated 480,000 people have been killed, with over 120,000 more reported missing.

A Mexican mayor and her husband have been killed in the western state of Michoacan. It occurred less than 48 hours after a mayor in the southern state of Oaxaca was killed. Local politicians are ...