Mexico

Mexico: 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Gulf coast

A 6.3- magnitude earthquake has hit eastern Mexico, with no immediate reports of damage or injury. According to the US…

10 years ago

Rick Perry deploys 1,000 National Guard troops to border to stop illegal immigrants

Texas Governor Rick Perry is sending 1,000 National Guard troops to the US border with Mexico to protect against what…

10 years ago

Mexico bans TV commercials for soft drinks and high-calorie food

Mexico has decided to restrict TV commercials for high-calorie food and soft drinks, as part of its campaign against obesity,…

10 years ago

Mexico sets up new Michoacan police force to disarm local vigilantes

Mexico has begun to swear in members of self-defense groups for its newly created rural police force, as part of…

10 years ago

Gabriel Garcia Marquez memorials held in Mexico and Colombia

Public memorials to Nobel prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who died on Thursday in Mexico City aged 87, are being…

10 years ago

Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman: World’s most wanted drug baron arrested in Mexico

Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman – Mexico’s top drug lord and one of the world’s most wanted drug baron - has been…

10 years ago

Hurricane Manuel: At least 97 people killed by storms in Mexico

At least 97 people have been killed by storms that hit Mexico earlier in the week, according to authorities. In…

11 years ago

Hurricane Manuel approaches north-western Mexico

Tropical Storm Manuel, which has battered the south-west of Mexico, has gathered strength and is now a category one hurricane,…

11 years ago

Lady Gaga shows off 30 lbs weight loss while on holiday in Mexico

Lady Gaga has shed 30 lbs and displayed her new bikini body while on holiday in Mexico earlier this week.…

11 years ago

Hurricane Barbara lashes Mexican coast making landfall near Salina Cruz

Hurricane Barbara has been lashing parts of Mexico's Pacific coast after making landfall near Salina Cruz in the southern state…

11 years ago

Florence Cassez freed in Mexico

French citizen Florence Cassez, who was jailed in Mexico in 2007 for 60 years for kidnapping, has been freed, after…

11 years ago

Enrique Pena Nieto inaugurated as Mexico’s president

Enrique Pena Nieto, Mexico's new president, has been inaugurated amid tight security in the capital Mexico City. He wants to…

11 years ago

Cuban refugees die near Mexico’s Isla Mujeres

An improvised raft carrying 23 Cuban refugees has sunk as it approached Mexican island Isla Mujeres near the popular resort…

12 years ago

Mexico mass jailbreak: more than 130 prisoners on the run near Texas border

More than 130 prisoners are on the run in Mexico after a mass breakout from Coahuila jail close to the…

12 years ago

Olympics 2012: Mexico wins men’s Olympic football gold medal after beating Brazil

Mexico has beaten Brazil with 2-1 at Wembley and has won the men's Olympic football gold medal for the first…

12 years ago

Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Mexico in his first visit to Spanish-speaking Latin America

Pope Benedict XVI has arrived in Mexico, being greeted by thousands in central city of Guanajuato, and welcomed by President…

12 years ago

Mexico: 38 inmates killed in a gang fight at Apodaca prison

At least 38 inmates have died in Apodaca prison riot in northern Mexico. Security officials said the inmates had either…

12 years ago

Mexico: 6.5 earthquake kills two people in Guerrero state

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico on Saturday killing at least two people and knocking out power in the capital.…

12 years ago

Mexico: 10-year-old girl gave birth to a baby boy

A ten-year-old girl from Mexico gave birth to a baby boy, according to reports. The girl arrived at a hospital…

12 years ago

Five severed heads found in a sack near a primary school in Mexico.

Police have found five severed heads stuffed in a sack outside a primary school in the Pacific coast resort of…

13 years ago