Mexico

Firefighters battle fierce wildfires across California

12:52 pm October 26, 2019

Los Angeles: Wildfires raged across California on Friday, destroying homes and forcing evacuations, as over 1,000 firefighters tackled flames in the southern part of the state alone. Tens of thousands of residents near Santa Clarita, north of Los Angeles, fled their homes as the so-called Tick Fire scorched over 4,000 acres (1,618 hectares) and was […]

Mexico admits freeing Chapo’s son after ‘badly planned’ operation

10:58 pm October 18, 2019

Culiacan: Mexico’s president faced a firestorm of criticism Friday as his security forces confirmed they arrested kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s son, then released him when his cartel responded with an all-out gun battle. Admitting his forces carried out a “badly planned” operation, Defense Minister Luis Sandoval said soldiers briefly arrested Ovidio Guzman — one […]

Hurricane Lorena threatens Mexico’s resort-studded Los Cabos

5:00 am September 21, 2019

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico: Residents and tourists hunkered down in homes, shelters and hotels as Hurricane Lorena menaced Mexico’s resort-studded Los Cabos area Friday, threatening damaging winds, flash floods and life-imperiling surf along the Baja California Peninsula. The U.S. National Hurricane Center reported that the storm’s eye was hugging the southern end of the Baja […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

29 bodies found in plastic bags in Mexico mass grave

9:06 am September 18, 2019

Guadalajara (Mexico) : Mexican forensics experts have found at least 29 bodies stuffed in 119 plastic bags that were dumped in the bottom of a well outside the western city of Guadalajara, officials have said. Experts have been working to establish how many victims are in the mass grave since it was discovered earlier this […]

Dinosaur-killing meteorite instantly acidified the oceans: Study

Dinosaur-killing asteroid started wildfires, triggered tsunamis: Study

4:53 pm September 11, 2019

Houston: The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago slammed into the Earth with the equivalent power of 10 billion atomic bombs, charred trees thousands of miles away, and triggered a mega-tsunami, according to a study. The research, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, looks at […]