Mexico City
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Mexico earthquake aftermath in pics: Nearly 250 dead, buildings collapsed, city ruined
World | Sep 20, 2017, 07:20 PM ISTThe tragedy came less than two weeks after a massive 8.1-magnitude quake hit Mexico on September 7 and killed nearly 100 people.
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Penis seat: Mexico's innovative move to stop sexual harassment of women in their metro
Lifestyle | Apr 01, 2017, 04:00 PM ISTYou read the headline right. Mexico has introduced an innovative kind of seating for the male commuters of the country.
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Sean Penn's interview helped Mexico catch drug lord 'El Chapo' Guzman
World | Jan 11, 2016, 10:29 AM ISTMexico City: Recaptured drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman's secret interview with US actor Sean Penn helped authorities locate his whereabouts, a Mexican law enforcement official said on Saturday.The world's most wanted drug trafficker was
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Gas blast wrecks Mexico children's hospital; 2 dead, 73 hurt
World | Jan 30, 2015, 08:28 AM ISTMexico: Injured and bleeding, mothers carrying infants fled from a maternity hospital shattered by a powerful gas explosion Thursday, and rescuers swung sledgehammers to break through fallen concrete hunting for others who might be trapped.A
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Mexico City police chief resigns amid protests over missing students
World | Dec 07, 2014, 06:40 AM ISTMexico City: Mexico City's police chief, Jesus Rodriguez Almeida, under fire for the police response to the protests over the disappearance of 43 trainee teachers, has resigned, media reported on Saturday.Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel
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Mass grave found near Mexico town hit by violence
World | Oct 05, 2014, 12:45 PM ISTIguala: Mexican officials say they have found a clandestine grave holding an undetermined number of bodies outside a town where violence last weekend resulted in six deaths and the disappearance of 43 students.Guerrero State Prosecutor
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Mexico city rattled by seven earthquakes, motorway collapses
World | Dec 29, 2013, 06:10 PM ISTMexico: A 300-yard (274-metre) section of a motorway in Mexico collapsed, sinking about 100 feet (30 metres) after a series of small earthquakes, local authorities said.Mexico's federal highway authority said on Saturday's collapse occurred about
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Mexico imposes military control over major seaport
World | Nov 05, 2013, 06:31 AM ISTMexico City: Mexico's military has taken control of one of the nation's biggest seaports as part of an effort to bring drug-cartel activity under control in the western state of Michoacan, officials said Monday. Federal
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America continues domination in Mexican league
Football | Sep 30, 2013, 06:19 AM ISTMexico City: Reigning champion America continued its domination of Mexico's first division with a 1-0 win over Veracruz on the weekend. Argentine Rubens Sambueza curled a left-foot free kick into the top right corner in
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Victor Manuel Vucetich takes charge of Mexico
Football | Sep 13, 2013, 06:29 AM ISTMexico City: Victor Manuel Vucetich has taken charge of a Mexico team at risk of missing the World Cup if it doesn't win its next two qualifiers against Panama and Costa Rica. Hired on Thursday,
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Gastronomy festival held in Mexico
World | Jun 03, 2013, 04:32 PM ISTMexico City, June 3: A gastronomy festival is being held in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, where thousands of people will enjoy the different events featuring leading local and international chefs.The state's Tourism Secretary
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Mexico City's windshield cleaners face extinction
Lifestyle | Jan 24, 2013, 12:57 PM ISTMexico City: The tool of their trade is a flannel rag and their office is the street. They are the windshield cleaners, and their livelihood is now threatened by parking meters.More than four million vehicles
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America beats Pumas to advance to Mexican playoffs
Football | Oct 29, 2012, 11:22 AM ISTMexico City, Oct 29: America defeated Pumas 1-0 in the Mexico City derby on Sunday to qualify for the playoffs with two rounds remaining in the Mexican Apertura football championship.Tijuana, Toluca and Leon are also
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Echoes of 2006, Another Germany-Italy semifinal
Football | Jun 27, 2012, 02:45 PM ISTKrakow, Poland Jun 27: It seems like 2006 all over again.Just like in the World Cup semifinals six years ago, Germany is the favorite entering Thursday's European Championship semifinal match against a surprising Italy squad
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7.4 Quake Shakes Mexico, 100s Of Homes Damaged
World | Mar 21, 2012, 10:50 AM ISTMexico City, Mar 21: A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit southern Mexico, damaging some 800 homes near the epicentre and swaying tall buildings and spreading fear and panic hundreds of miles away in the capital of
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Cruz Azul Wins 2-1 At Pumas In Mexico City Derby
Football | Aug 29, 2011, 09:15 AM ISTMexico City, Aug 29: Adrian Cortes scored a second-half goal as Cruz Azul claimed a 2-1 victory in the Mexico City derby at 10-man Pumas on Sunday to move into first place in the Mexican
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Madonna's First Gym Opens In Mexico City
Hollywood | Nov 30, 2010, 11:03 AM ISTMexico City, Nov 30: When the glass doors of Hard Candy Fitness, Madonna's first gym, officially slide open in Mexico City on Monday, a mural of white, black and violet Warhol-esque images of the Queen