Mexico president promise every effort to solve tourist rape case

MEXICO.- Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said Thursday that "every institutional support" will be provided to the effort to track down those responsible for the rapes of six Spanish tourists this week in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco. The crime "should concern all authorities of the three levels of government," the president said in […]

April 13, 2017

Acapulco, the world’s second most dangerous City

According an investigation conducted by the Citizen Council for Public Safety and Criminal Justice, in which 189 countries were analyzed, Mexico has 9 cities in the top 50 most violent cities in the world which are Acapulco, Torreon, Ciudad Victoria, Monterrey, Nuevo Laredo, Culiacan, Cuernavaca, Chihuahua and Ciudad Juarez. Acapulco is the second most violent […]

April 13, 2017

Facebook’s $200 dollar contract

14 year old, Rachel Baier, signed a "Facebook Contract" with her parents to give them the rights to deactivate her personal Facebook account. According to the contract, the teenage girl will receive a total payment of $200 dollars in two parts. The first payment being in the amount of $50 dollars on April 15, 2013, […]

April 13, 2017

Mexican Port of Entry partially closed in search of a homicide suspect

The manhunt of a homicide suspect that started in Los Angeles has been extended to San Diego and Tijuana in Mexico, where the Mexican Port of Entry of El Chaparral has been partially closed to stop any chances of him escaping to Baja California. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has been looking for Christopher […]

April 13, 2017

Protesters rally for Jorge Hank for Governor

At 5p.m. Wednesday afternoon, several group of supporters of Jorge Hank Rhon gathered at the "Cuauhtemoc" roundabout in the city of Tijuana, to show everyone their support and solidarity towards the engineer and member of the political party "PRI". This rally was organized from day to the next by the group "BC Women in support […]

April 13, 2017

Xolos defeat South Korean soccer team

TIJUANA, BC. -Yesterday, Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente played a friendly practice match against Gangwon FC of South Korea, in preparation to face high level opponents in the Liga MX and in the 2013 Copa Libertadores of America tournament. The time of the match was split in three different parts, where Xolos were seperated into […]

April 13, 2017

British newspaper apologizes for “mistake” against Mexican President and Televisa

British newspaper "The Guardian" released a statement, where they apologize for linking the Mexican media channel "Televisa" with Mexico's newly elected President, Enrique Peña Nieto, who they accused them both of manipulating the media for Peña Nieto's presidential campaign in 2012. Shortly before the federal elections held in 2012, The Guardian published a series of […]

April 13, 2017

Mexico’s fight over Oil

MEXICO.- A series of peaceful protests will be held across Mexico in defense of state-owned oil giant Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, and against a supposed plan to turn the firm over to foreign oil companies, former leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said. "We are going to defend the petroleum peacefully," Lopez Obrador said. […]

April 13, 2017

Anonymous hacked into the U.S. Federal Reserve

Cyber-activist group "Anonymous" are at it again, this time they hacked into the U.S. Federal Reserve and stole a good amount of information. It is being estimated that the amount of data that was stolen was on 4,000 bankers, but a spokeswoman for the Federal Reserve said, "The exposure was controlled quickly after its discovery […]

April 13, 2017

Tunnel that leads into the United States discovered

Mexico. – Mexican authorities located an underground tunnel that was under construction in the city of Tijuana, Baja California, and arrested 17 people. The tunnel has a depth of 10 meters and is 370 meters long, but did not have an outlet into the U.S. yet, said police sources that were quoted by the newspaper […]

April 13, 2017

Have a Baja Moment at the 16th Annual Todos Santos Art Festival

By Chris Sands via Baja.com Todos Santos is perhaps best known for hosting one of Mexico's most prolific artists' colonies, an asset the legally designated Pueblo Magico – literally, magical village – shows off to great advantage in its yearly art festival. The 16th incarnation of the annual Todos Santos Art Festival is scheduled from […]

April 13, 2017

Marquez rejects 5th fight against Pacquiao

In an interview with Record magazine, Juan Manuel Marquez said that he was not interested in facing Manny Pacquiao in the boxing ring again. Marquez defeated Pacquiao in Las Vegas on December 8, 2012, and as a result of Manny's defeat, he was suspended temporarily for medical reasons, but the rumors about a fifth fight […]

April 13, 2017

Debate on Drones at the U.S.-Mexico border

WASHINGTON. – Drones have typically flown the skies for attacks against terrorist targets abroad, but within a new plan for immigration reform that is causing some controversy, these aircrafts are being proposed to have a greater role in border security between the U.S. and Mexico. The plan presented last week by a bipartisan group of […]

April 13, 2017

Passengers recall deadly Big Bear trip

What started as a trip to Big Bear, CA, for a few tourists from Tijuana, ended up in tragedy when the vehicle lost its brakes on the way back home. Survivors say that the driver shouted for someone to call emergency services because the brakes were not responding, and while some passengers tried to do […]

April 13, 2017

Latinos: The group with fewer guns

WASHINGTON. – Only 18% of Latinos in the U.S. possess firearms, the lowest among all ethnic groups, where African Americans are at 21% and far from that of whites who are at 33%, according to a survey by the Gallup Company. While the debate in the U.S. continues on the possibility of controlling the sale […]

April 13, 2017

Man dies after Tiger attack at Circus

SONORA: Alexander Crispin Suarez, 35 years old, who is a trainer for the Suarez Circus, died after being attacked by a tiger after a show in Etchojoa, Sonora. This news was announced by the State Police Investigator (PEI) of Sonora, who in a statement said that the tragic event happened at around 8:30 pm (Sonora […]

April 13, 2017

Xolos’ Castillo on the US team versus Honduras

TIJUANA, BC.- Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente defender, Edgar Castillo, was included on the United States Men’s National Team list of players who will take on Honduras this Wednesday. The game will be played as part of the Final Hexagonal Qualification Round for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. This call now makes Castillo the […]

April 13, 2017

2 bombs used in PEMEX explosion

The magazine "Proceso" reported that one of the police officers involved in the investigation of the explosion that occurred at one of Towers of PEMEX, said that there were two explosives on the premises which one of them caused the disaster. The police officer, who wanted to remain anonymous for security reasons, said that he […]

April 13, 2017

Tigres 2-2 Xolos, an incredible tie game

SAN NICOLAS DE LOS GARZA, NUEVO LEON. – The winning streak for Tigres and Club Tijuana has both come to an end after Saturday night's match, which ended in a tie game with a score of 2-2. The game was part of Week 5 of the 2013 Cluasura tournament of the Liga MX, and was […]

April 13, 2017

Shakira and Pique introduce their son Milan

Milan Pique Mebarak has been introduced by his parents through social networks. Not even the magazine Hola, who is known for getting exclusive images, was lucky enough to present the son of Shakira and Gerard Pique, because both of them have now shared the first picture of their firstborn. "Visit the Unicef # babyshower webpage […]

April 13, 2017