Mexico

Dozen state police charged in the massacre of 19 in Mexico

3:27 pm February 3, 2021

Ciudadvictoria: A dozen state police officers have been arrested for allegedly killing 19 people, including Guatemalan migrants, whose bodies were found shot and burned near the U.S. border late in January, Mexican authorities announced Tuesday. Tamaulipas state Attorney General Irving Barrios Mojica said all 12 officers were in custody and face charges of homicide, abuse of authority […]

Veteran activists campaign for Biden’s immigration reform

1:49 pm January 26, 2021

Renton: Immigrant rights activists energised by a new Democratic administration and majorities on Capitol Hill are gearing up for a fresh political battle to push through a proposed bill from President Joe Biden that would open a pathway to citizenship for up to 11 million people. The multimillion-dollar #WeAreHome campaign was launched Monday by national groups including United We Dream and the United […]

UK vaccination drive expands as virus toll nears 100,000

12:02 am January 25, 2021

London: Britain is expanding a coronavirus vaccination programme that has seen more than 6 million people get the first of two doses — even as the country’s death toll in the pandemic approaches 100,000. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Sunday that three-quarters of the U.K.’s over-80s have received a vaccine shot. He said three-quarters of nursing home […]

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

World cannot afford to dilute fight against terror taking advantage of Syria war: India at UNSC

11:56 pm January 5, 2021

United Nation: India on Tuesday told the UN Security Council that terror groups have taken an advantage of the decade-long conflict in Syria to entrench themselves and pose a threat to the entire region, asserting that the world cannot afford to give these terrorists any sanctuary or dilute its fight against them. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador […]

Some Mexicans struggle to get oxygen amid virus case surge

11:31 pm January 1, 2021

Mexico City: Some residents of Mexico City spent New Year’s Eve in lines that snaked down a street and around a corner, waiting to refill oxygen canisters for relatives suffering from COVID-19. The city of nine million has seen a surge in coronavirus infections and the city’s hospitals are 87% occupied, straining oxygen supplies. That has resulted […]