Mexico City, supremely vulnerable to quake threats
The quake was "medium strong" according to Yann Klinger, an expert at the Global Physics Institute in Paris.
Sep 21, 2017, 17:00 PM IST
Salma Hayek donates $100,000 to Mexico earthquake victims
Actress Salma Hayek has donated $100,000 to the victims of the earthquake in Mexico.
Sep 21, 2017, 13:34 PM IST
In citizenship message, Donald Trump welcomes immigrants to America
Some of the 4,000 immigrants who gathered in Los Angeles to take their US citizenship oath let out a collective moan when they learned they were going to watch a videotaped message from President Donald Trump.
Sep 21, 2017, 05:49 AM IST
225 killed in massive Mexico earthquake, rescue efforts on
At daybreak, firefighters, police, soldiers and volunteers were still swarming over the ruins of some 40 buildings that collapsed in the capital.
Sep 20, 2017, 23:39 PM IST
Venezuela's Maduro upbeat on talks, opposition fear ''show''
They want a date for the next presidential election, due by the end of 2018, with guarantees it will be free and fair, plus freedom for hundreds of jailed activists, a foreign humanitarian aid corridor, and respect for the opposition-led congress.
Sep 17, 2017, 12:54 PM IST
Norma reaches hurricane strength in Pacific near Mexico: NHC
Norma looked likely to churn toward the Los Cabos resort area, according to the US National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Sep 16, 2017, 09:21 AM IST
Returning Florida evacuees stunned by Irma's wreckage as death toll climbs
The death toll from Irma, previously ranked as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record and the second major hurricane to strike the US mainland this season, climbed to more than five dozen. Of those, 43 were killed in the Caribbean and at least 18 in the Southeastern United States.
Sep 13, 2017, 16:47 PM IST
Donald Trump won't insist border wall funds be tied to DACA relief: Aide
The move put the onus on Congress to address the nearly 800,000 so-called Dreamers now facing uncertainty about their status in a country that for many is the only one they have known.
Sep 12, 2017, 20:58 PM IST
At least 90 killed in Mexican earthquake, Oaxaca reports more fatalities
The death toll from the massive earthquake that struck Mexico on Thursday night has risen to at least 90 after emergency services in the southern state of Oaxaca said late on Saturday there had been 71 confirmed fatalities in the state alone.
Sep 10, 2017, 13:07 PM IST
Deadly quake, hurricane a one-two punch for Mexico; 66 die
The 8.1 quake off the southern Pacific coast just before midnight Thursday toppled hundreds of buildings in several states.
Sep 10, 2017, 00:27 AM IST
50 million affected in Mexico earthquake: Three days mourning declared
More than 600 aftershocks have been recorded since the earthquake struck off the Mexico`s southern Pacific coast just before midnight on Thursday local time.
Sep 09, 2017, 19:57 PM IST
133 trafficked Central American migrants rescued in Mexico
Mexican authorities said Tuesday they rescued 133 Central American migrants, including 34 children, from a house where they were apparently locked up and abandoned while being trafficked to the Uni
Aug 30, 2017, 06:52 AM IST
Harvey claims second fatality as floodwaters rise in Texas
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said it was forced to evacuate about 4,500 inmates from three state prisons near the Brazos River because of rising water.
Aug 27, 2017, 18:17 PM IST
Harvey bears down on Texas as Category 4 hurricane
The storm was expected to hit land near Corpus Christi, Texas, around 9 p.m. CDT (0200 GMT) then stall and dump over 3 feet (90 cm) of rain in areas of the Texas coast and parts of Louisiana as it lingers for days.
Aug 26, 2017, 06:23 AM IST
Hurricane Harvey strengthens, threatens US with most powerful storm in 12 years
Hurricane Harvey strengthened to a category 2 storm, packed winds of 100 mph as it moved northwest about 220 miles off the coast of Corpus Christi, Texas, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory.
Aug 25, 2017, 11:12 AM IST
Hurricane Franklin makes landfall on coast of Mexico
Hurricane Franklin has made landfall on the coast of Mexico.
Aug 10, 2017, 14:07 PM IST
US Treasury links former Barcelona defender Rafael Marquez to drug cartel
The Treasury yesterday said Marquez has a "longstanding relationship" with Flores, has acted as a "front person" for him and held assets on his drug cartel's behalf.
Aug 10, 2017, 08:28 AM IST
''Trump urged Mexican president to stop criticizing wall''
US President Donald Trump told his Mexican counterpart Enrique Peña Nieto to remain quiet about the border wall, according to a transcript of the conversation revealed on Thursday by The Washington Post.
Aug 04, 2017, 06:39 AM IST
US eases environment laws for Mexico border wall near San Diego
Roads, lights, cameras and sensors will be installed in addition to extra barriers, the Department of Homeland Security said.
Aug 02, 2017, 09:25 AM IST
7.1 million Venezuelans vote in opposition referendum
A 61-year-old woman was killed and four people wounded by gunfire that erupted after government supporters on motorcycles swarmed an opposition polling site in a church in the traditionally pro-government Catia neighborhood of western Caracas.
Jul 17, 2017, 10:59 AM IST
