Mexico

Mexico, US seek to dispel tension over labor tweak to trade deal

Dec 17, 2019 06:27

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 11:30

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 09:41

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 14:58

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 13:21

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 16:35

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 12:29

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 12:57

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.
About 23 people killed in suspected arson attack in Mexico

Aug 28, 2019 12:34

At least 23 people have died in a bar fire in the southeastern Mexican port of Coatzacoalcos after a suspected attack, authorities said, in what appeared to be one of the most deadly acts of criminal violence under the current government.
US-Mexico border closure results in long lines for pedestrians, cars

Aug 18, 2019 07:41

The surprise closure of the Paso del Norte International Bridge that connects Mexico to the US city of El Paso in Texas results in long lines for pedestrians and those attempting to cross by vehicle.