Mexico

175 children abused at Mexican branch of Catholic Church: report

Dec 23, 2019 10:57

At least 175 children were sexually assaulted by priests belonging to an ultra-conservative Mexican branch of the Roman Catholic Church, according to an internal report published Saturday.
US: Woman ran over girl she thought was Mexican in Iowa

Dec 22, 2019 09:03

A woman in Iowa State of the United States of America has struck a teenage girl earlier this month because she believed the girl was Mexican, according to officials.
Mexico, US seek to dispel tension over labor tweak to trade deal

Dec 17, 2019 02:57

The US and Mexican governments on Monday sought to defuse a controversy over Washington's plan to monitor Mexican labor standards under a new regional trade deal, with Mexico saying it was satisfied by US assurances it was not sending inspectors.
US judge blocks Trump from using $3.6 billion in Pentagon money on border wall

Dec 11, 2019 08:00

A US federal judge has issued an order that blocks President Donald Trump’s attempt to spend $3.6 billion from the US military budget to build a wall on the US-Mexico border.
Shooting near Mexico's presidential residence leaves 4 dead

Dec 08, 2019 06:11

Four people were killed and two injured in a shooting on Saturday near Mexico's National Palace, the presidential residence in the capital's historic downtown, officials said.
Mexican president defends decision to grant former Bolivian leader political asylum

Dec 02, 2019 11:28

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defends granting political asylum to Bolivia’s ex-leader, who stepped down under the military’s pressure last month, saying Evo Morales was the “victim of a coup d’état.”
Shootout leaves at least 14 dead in Mexico

Dec 01, 2019 09:51

A shootout between suspected drug traffickers and police in a Mexican town near the US border left at least 14 dead, including four officers, officials said Saturday.
Mexican lawmakers vote to end president's immunity

Oct 30, 2019 13:05

Mexico’s lower house of Congress has voted to remove immunity for the president for a wide range of crimes.
Nine people killed in shootout between rival outfits in Mexico

Oct 24, 2019 08:59

Nine people have been killed in southern Mexico in a shootout between two groups using high-powered weapons, authorities said Thursday.
Mexican president defends security strategy after new killings

Oct 16, 2019 09:27

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has defended his government’s war on crime, following two incidents that left 28 people — including 13 police officers — dead in two days.