Mexico

Mexico adopts new computer-based smog checks

Officials in the greater Mexico City area have been unable to stop corruption at vehicle emissions testing centers, so today they announced a new program to inspect most cars by computer.

Jun 08, 2016, 01:39 AM IST

Strong 6.2-magnitude quake shakes Mexico: US monitor

A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Pacific coast of Mexico on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey that monitors quakes worldwide reported.

Jun 07, 2016, 17:12 PM IST

Narendra Modi in Qatar: PM begins second leg of five-nation tour, meets Indian workers in Doha

After Qatar, PM Modi will also visit Switzerland, the US and Mexico.

Jun 04, 2016, 20:12 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates 'Friendship Dam', says India will stand by Afghanistan despite all odds

PM Narendra Modi hailed the people of Afghanistan for denouncing terrorism.

Jun 04, 2016, 12:47 PM IST

PM Modi to embark on 5-nation trip on Saturday; to inaugurate Salma Dam in Afghanistan

From Afghanistan, PM Modi will travel to energy-rich Qatar on Saturday itself and from there he will leave for a two day visit to Switzerland on Sunday.

Jun 03, 2016, 22:54 PM IST

PM Modi to embark on five nation tour from June 4

Modi will first go to Afghanistan on June 4, where he will visit Herat to inaugurate the Salma Dam that has been funded by India.

May 30, 2016, 22:26 PM IST

Mexican authorities rescue kidnapped football star Alan Pulido

In the most recent season, he scored five times in eight appearances with Olympiacos.

May 30, 2016, 12:57 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi to visit five nations from June 4; to take up black money issue with Swiss President

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a five-nation visit from June 4 which will cover Afghanistan, Qatar, Switzerland, the US and Mexico.

May 29, 2016, 13:52 PM IST

WhatsApp leads messaging apps globally

 Instant messaging app WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app all over the world and is used in 109 countries, or 55.6 percent of the world, a new report said on Wednesday.

May 26, 2016, 00:08 AM IST

World's tiniest porpoise close to extinction in Mexico, warn environmentalists!

Environmentalists from Mexico City have claimed that the population has dropped drastically despite the arrival of navy reinforcements in the upper Gulf of California in April 2015 to enforce a ban on fishing gillnets blamed for the vaquita's death.

May 14, 2016, 20:04 PM IST

Mexican judge rules drug lord 'Chapo' Guzman can be extradited

A Mexican judge has ruled that Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman can be extradited to face drug trafficking charges in the United States, the country`s federal court authority said on Monday, days after he was moved to a prison near the US border.

May 09, 2016, 22:18 PM IST

Panama to transfer stranded Cuban migrants to Mexico

Panama authorities on Monday will begin transferring 3,400 US-bound Cuban migrants to Mexico who were stranded without papers.

May 09, 2016, 08:57 AM IST

Panama reaches deal to send 3,800 US-bound Cubans to Mexico

Each planeload would carry 154 Cubans who would pay the cost of the trip themselves.

May 09, 2016, 04:00 AM IST

Mexican drug lord `El Chapo` transferred to jail near US border

Mexican authorities unexpectedly transferred the drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to a prison in Ciudad Juarez on the US border Saturday morning, a source from the National Security Commission told AFP.

May 07, 2016, 23:12 PM IST

Mexican soldiers, police to face torture trial

Three federal police officers and two soldiers will face trial on torture charges after a video surfaced showing a woman being nearly suffocated with a bag, authorities said Wednesday.

Apr 28, 2016, 14:45 PM IST

Experts leave Mexico `sad` after not finding missing students

The foreign experts came to Mexico in March 2015 with the daunting task of helping investigators solve the mysterious disappearance of 43 students.

Apr 27, 2016, 11:50 AM IST

Magnitude 5.9 quake strikes off Mexico coast: USGS

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Mexico on Monday, 108 km (67 miles) southwest of Suchiate in the state of Chiapas, at a depth of 10 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Apr 25, 2016, 13:00 PM IST

Death toll from Mexico plant blast climbs to 24: Pemex

The death toll from a powerful explosion at a petrochemical plant in Mexico climbed to 24 on Thursday after authorities were able to enter the facility, state-run oil giant Pemex said.

Apr 22, 2016, 10:53 AM IST

13 dead in explosion at petrochemical plant in Mexico

The explosion that hit a plant of the Pajaritos Petrochemical Complex in eastern Veracruz state on Wednesday has left at least 13 people dead, the Mexican government said on Thursday.

Apr 22, 2016, 05:52 AM IST

Mexico's Pemex puts blast death toll at 13, blames leak

At least 13 people died after a leak caused a deadly petrochemical plant blast, and the death toll could still rise, Mexican oil giant Pemex said on Thursday, the latest in a series of fatal accidents to batter the company.

Apr 22, 2016, 04:47 AM IST