Sources: France 24
A judge in the United Kingdom blocks the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, citing that it would be "oppressive" to his mental health and also cites the likelihood of Assange committing suicide if he is sent to the United States. If convicted in the United States, Assange could face up to 175 years in prison. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says that his country is willing to provide political asylum to Assange. 2021-01-4
The death toll in the earthquake that struck the Chiapas region of Mexico rises to 90. 2017-09-9
Mexico suspends vaccination of infants and authorises an inquiry after two babies die and 29 injured in the municipality of Simojovel in Chiapas state. 2015-05-10
Authorities in Mexico's Veracruz state evacuate residents in low-lying areas ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Ingrid. 2013-09-14
Torre Ejecutiva Pemex explosion: A blast at Torre Ejecutiva Pemex, the headquarters of Pemex in Mexico City, Mexico, kills 36 and injures 126 people. 2013-01-31
UNESCO adds traditional dishes of France and Mexico to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at a committee meeting in Nairobi, the first time cuisine is added to the list. 2010-11-16
At least nineteen people die near Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, after a bus collides with a truck. 2010-10-18
Mexican authorities arrest top drug trafficker Edgar Valdez Villarreal. 2010-08-31
Pope Benedict XVI will appoint an envoy and a commission to reform Legion of Christ (LC), whose Mexican founder, Marcial Maciel, abused children before being dismissed in 2006. 2010-05-1
Mexican police arrest alleged drug lord Carlos Beltrán Leyva in Culiacán, Sinaloa. 2010-01-3