News: Mexico

We have started to collect the most important news related to Mexico in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Mexico – overview

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• December 10th 2009 – September 3rd 2009
• September 3rd 2009 – August 3rd 2009
• July 29th 2009 – May 22nd 2009
• May 18th 2009 – May 1st 2009
• May 1st 2009 – April 24th 2009
• April 23rd 2009 – March 19th 2009
• March 18th 2009 – February 4th 2009
• January 31st 2009 – December 5th 2008
• December 4th 2008 – October 12th 2008
• October 10th 2008 – August 28th 2008
• August 27th 2008 – July 14th 2008
• July 14th 2008 – May 17th 2008
• May 15th 2008 – January 18th 2008
• January 17th 2008 – October 26th 2007
• October 25th 2007 – August 23rd 2007
• August 22nd 2007 – July 5th 2007
• July 5th 2007 – March 16th 2007
• March 14th 2007 – December 28th 2006
• December 18th 2006 – October 26th 2006
• October 26th 2006 – September 2nd 2006
• September 2nd 2006 – August 2nd 2006
• August 1st 2006 – June 22nd 2006
• June 21st 2006 – April 12th 2006
• April 11th 2006 – December 17th 2005
• December 8th 2005 – November 14th 2005

Mexico: news

Russia to drill for oil off Cuba

Wednesday, July 29th 2009, 21:37
related countries: Cuba

Russia and Cuba sign agreements allowing oil exploration in Cuban waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Mexican midget wrestlers arrest

Wednesday, July 22nd 2009, 12:39

A woman is arrested in Mexico over the deaths of two midget wrestlers - twin brothers - found in a hotel room last month.
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New escalation in Mexico drug war

Sunday, July 19th 2009, 2:35

Ten Mexican police are held over the murder of 12 federal agents, as thousands of troops are deployed to a western state.
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Mexico beefs up 'drug war' forces

Friday, July 17th 2009, 10:49
related places: Michoacan

Mexico sends 5,500 police and military personnel to Michoacan state, which has seen a surge in drug-related violence.
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Mexico rejects any drug gang deal

Thursday, July 16th 2009, 10:37

The Mexican government says it will never negotiate with drug traffickers, after a purported cartel leader suggests a pact.
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Dumped bodies were Mexico police

Wednesday, July 15th 2009, 9:55
related places: Michoacan

Mexican officials say 12 bodies found in Michoacan state were federal police officers, murdered by a drugs cartel.
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Canada toughens its visa demands

Tuesday, July 14th 2009, 15:18
related countries: Canada, Czech Republic

Canada imposes visas on travellers from Mexico and the Czech Republic, the top two sources of refugee claimants.
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Mexico gunmen attack police bases

Sunday, July 12th 2009, 7:23

Gunmen attack six police bases in western Mexico, killing at least five officers, after the arrest of a drugs cartel suspect.
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Crime campaigner killed in Mexico

Thursday, July 9th 2009, 11:26

An anti-crime activist and his brother-in-law are killed in northern Mexico - with suspicion falling on criminal gangs.
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Mexico's PRI stages poll comeback

Monday, July 6th 2009, 15:00

The PRI is set to be the biggest party in Mexico's Congress after defeating President Calderon's party in mid-term elections.
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Poll setback for Mexican leader

Monday, July 6th 2009, 3:13

The centre-right party of Mexican President Felipe Calderon admits defeat in a mid-term congressional election.
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WHO warns swine flu 'unstoppable'

Friday, July 3rd 2009, 3:00

The UN's top health official tells a swine flu forum in Mexico that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable.
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Mexico's woes

Thursday, July 2nd 2009, 10:02
related countries: United States

US downturn and swine flu batter Mexico's economy
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Swine flu puts porpoise on brink

Wednesday, June 24th 2009, 19:28

Mexico's twin crises, swine flu and the economy, may derail plans to save the world's most endangered cetacean, say campaigners.
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'No extradition' for kidnap woman

Tuesday, June 23rd 2009, 19:40
related countries: France

The Mexican President, Felipe Calderon says a French woman convicted of kidnapping will serve her 60-year sentence in Mexico.
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Charges over Mexico nursery fire

Monday, June 22nd 2009, 21:25

Seven Mexican officials are arrested over the deaths of 47 children in a fire at a state-sponsored day-care centre
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The deadliest catch - Florida fisherman hooks live missile

Tuesday, June 9th 2009, 17:19
related places: Florida

A fisherman in Florida has a lucky escape after reeling in a live Sidewinder missile while fishing in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Mass for victims of Mexico fire

Monday, June 8th 2009, 11:15

Thousands attend a Mass for victims of a fire which swept through a Mexican day-care centre, killing over 40 children.
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Deadly gun battle rocks Acapulco

Sunday, June 7th 2009, 16:24
related places: Acapulco

Sixteen gunmen and a soldier die in suspected drug-related clashes in the Mexican resort of Acapulco, officials say.
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Mexican nursery fire kills many

Saturday, June 6th 2009, 13:09
related places: Sonora

At least 38 children die after a fire sweeps through a day-care centre in Mexico's north-western Sonora state, officials say.
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Mexico seizes five in drugs swoop

Friday, May 29th 2009, 22:24

Mexican police arrest five alleged members of one of the country's most powerful drugs cartels, days after 27 officials were held.
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Mexico arrests mayors in drug war

Wednesday, May 27th 2009, 2:08

Mexican police arrest 27 high-ranking officials, including 10 mayors, suspected of links to drug-trafficking gangs.
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Footage reveals moment prisoners walked out of Mexican jail

Friday, May 22nd 2009, 9:27

Guards stood by as more than 50 prisoners, including inmates considered dangerous by Interpol, walked out of a Mexican jail, officials say.
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Mexico City lifts swine flu curbs

Friday, May 22nd 2009, 4:13

Mexico City lifts all restrictions imposed last month, following an outbreak of swine flu across Mexico.
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