At least 53 people were killed and many more were injured in a tragic truck accident in southern Mexico on Thursday, with the majority of the fatalities believed to be Central American migrants.

At least 53 migrants killed, 58 injured in a cargo truck accident in southern Mexico

About 3,000 mostly Central American migrants advanced slowly on Friday along a highway near Mexico's border with Guatemala after some rejected overtures from immigration agents to stop, preferring instead to take their chances on the northern trek.

Migrant caravan advances slowly in southern Mexico, some reject visas

Mexico's at-risk bees have found a new oasis in the southern state of Oaxaca. Threatened by pesticides, intensive agriculture and the effects of climate change, a sanctuary of sunflowers set up by local farmers could be a literal lifesaver for the black and gold insects.

Sunflower sanctuary, hope for bees in southern Mexico

At least 11 people died and seven were injured on Sunday when a car and a van carrying tourists crashed on a highway in Mexico's southern Chiapas state, local prosecutors said.

Tourists among 11 dead in southern Mexico road accident

The state security spokesman says the attacks yesterday killed two men aged 72 and 64 and wounded a woman

Gunmen in southern Mexico kill 2, kidnap 4 policemen

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At least 53 migrants killed, 58 injured in a cargo truck accident in southern Mexico

Migrant caravan advances slowly in southern Mexico, some reject visas

Sunflower sanctuary, hope for bees in southern Mexico

Tourists among 11 dead in southern Mexico road accident

Gunmen in southern Mexico kill 2, kidnap 4 policemen