Mexico police officials are now investigating a popular horror story-writer who allegedly chopped up his girlfriend from limb to limb and ate her. Police said that Jose Luis Calva's first declaration after he was arrested was that he idolizes British actor Anthony Hopkins in his portrayal of the cannibalistic professor Hannibal Lecter, Brisbane Times said.

A Mexican politician who suffered a humiliating defeat in Mexico's 2006 presidential election, tried his luck in the over-55s section of the Berlin Marathon, winning the event only to be disqualified later for taking a short cut. Mexican politician Roberto Madrazo, running oddly on a long skintight pants, complemented with a wind breaker, a hat, caught the attention of New York-based marathon photographer Victor Sailer, who alerted race organizers.

Peace was temporarily declared between military officials and insurgents during the boxing match involving a Filipino superfeatherweight boxing champion. Manny Pacquiao squared off with Mexican boxer Marco Antonio Barrera in a World Boxing Council International extravaganza.

A Mexican priest who killed his secret son so his superiors wouldn't find out he had a child has been sentenced to 55 years in prison. Prosecutors said on Thursday that Rev. Dagoberto Valle Arriaga had confessed to killing his son two years ago, but didn't say how old the son was.

A Texas warehouse storing over a ton of marijuana caught ablaze yesterday. Firefighters arriving on the scene reportedly got stoned, possibly slowing down efforts to quell the fire. It took over half of the volunteers firefighters from Edinburg's three departments, 1,000 gallons of water and five gallons of chemical suppressant to extinguish the blaze, Fire Chief Shawn Snider told the AP.