Fox's campaign records to be released

The electoral authorities in Mexico have ordered the release of details of President Vicente Fox's election campaign following allegations of illegal fund-raising.

The Federal Electoral Tribunal set a 10-day deadline for the Banking and Securities Commission to hand over financial records of Mr Fox's campaign spending.

Opposition parties have accused Mr Fox of receiving funding from overseas, in violation of Mexican law.

His election victory two years ago ended seven decades of unbroken rule by the Revolutionary Institutional Party, which is itself facing a separate investigation into illegal fund-raising.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service