Tag: Mexico

• Monday, December 30th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Spain/Bolivia/Mexico spat over an alleged attempt to rescue ex president Morales aids accused of sedition

  

  Bolivia accused Spain of an abortive attempt to extract a wanted former government aid from Mexico's embassy in La Paz, prompting a sharp denial from Madrid. It was the latest twist in a murky incident on Friday involving embassy personnel in the Bolivian capital that has sparked a bitter diplomatic spat.

• Saturday, December 28th 2019 - 09:27 UTC

  Outbreak of chicken pox among migrants returned to Mexico from US

  

  An outbreak of chicken pox has forced the temporary closure of a shelter housing Central American migrants sent to Mexico from the United States, Mexican authorities said on Friday, as officials sought to contain the highly contagious virus.

• Friday, December 27th 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Mexico/Bolivia spat over embassy security ring: both sides willing to take the case to The Hague

  

  Mexico's government said on Thursday it was appealing to the International Court of Justice to ensure its diplomatic facilities were respected in Bolivia following its decision to grant asylum to nine people there.

• Monday, December 23rd 2019 - 19:50 UTC

  Arrest of Mexican ex security minister by US officials shocks both countries

  

  Business ties between former U.S. officials and an ex-Mexican security minister charged with taking bribes from a drug cartel have raised questions about what U.S. law enforcement knew about him before his arrest this month.

• Saturday, December 21st 2019 - 10:38 UTC

  Two Carnival cruise vessels collide at the Mexican busy port of Cozumel

  

  “Carnival Glory” on Friday has collided another ship in the fleet, Carnival Legend during a port of call at Cozumel, Mexico, in the western Caribbean. While the ship was maneuvering in port this morning the aft of the ship crashed into Legend, which was already securely docked.

• Thursday, December 19th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Discovery of 500-year old anchors could give further insight to Spanish conquest of Mexico

  

  Two 500-year-old iron ship anchors have been discovered on Mexico's Gulf Coast, potentially offering an insight into the Spanish invasion. Archaeologists say they may have belonged to the fleet led by Spain's Hernán Cortés, who conquered the Aztec empire in the 16th Century.

• Tuesday, December 17th 2019 - 09:51 UTC

  Mexico rejects US labor inspectors: they are not included in the USMCA trade pact

  

  Mexico’s trade negotiator for North America said that Mexico categorically opposes allowing foreign labor inspectors to operate in the country, saying that was not contemplated in the recent agreement with Washington and Ottawa on the USMCA pact to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.

• Wednesday, December 11th 2019 - 11:32 UTC

  Charges against Evo Morales filed before ICC, law firm announces

  

  Charges for crimes against humanity against former Bolivian President Evo Morales have been filed by November 30 last before The International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, a Paris-based law firm confirmed on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, December 3rd 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Mexican women shocked and furious over a femicide and a lenient magistrate

  

  A former head of Amazon Mexico is wanted for questioning after his wife was apparently killed by a hitman in Mexico City. Abril Pérez Sagaón was shot dead in a car on Monday in front of two of her teenage children.

• Monday, December 2nd 2019 - 09:27 UTC

  More clashes with drugs gunmen bring closer Trump's intention to designate the Mexican gangs as terrorists

  

  Clashes between police and suspected cartel gunmen in a northern Mexican town killed 21 people this weekend, authorities said, adding fuel to a debate sparked by US President Donald Trump, who has vowed to designate the gangs as terrorists.