Mexico throws troops, aid into Acapulco as hurricane death toll rises
Looting broke out as food, water and gasoline become scarce after the destruction caused by Otis killed 48 people, with six people missing.
Mon Oct 30 2023
Hurricane Otis kills at least 27, hammers Acapulco as damage seen in billions
Hammering the beach resort of Acapulco, the damage from Hurricane Otis has run into billions of dollars.
Fri Oct 27 2023
Hurricane Otis barrels toward Mexico's Acapulco as Category 5 storm
Otis was blowing maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (257 kph) and was expected to bring heavy rain capable of "catastrophic damage," the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Wed Oct 25 2023
Mexican ambassador proposes making Kota Kinabalu a sister city of Acapulco
Mexican ambassador to Malaysia Edmundo Font had proposed making Kota Kinabalu a sister city of Acapulco to help build up trade relations between Sabah and Mexico.
Thu Jun 23 2022
Tennis - Nadal says stronger penalties needed to curb player outbursts
Players lashing out at umpires is hurting the sport and stiffer penalties need to be imposed to discourage it from happening, Nadal said.
Fri Mar 11 2022
Tennis - 'I would probably be in jail': Serena sees double-standard in Zverev case
Williams said she would have faced far harsher punishment had she engaged in similar behavior to German Alexander Zverev.
Sat Mar 05 2022
Tennis: Medvedev makes winning start in quest for top rank, Nadal sails through
World number two Medvedev is looking to ascend to the top ranking for the first time by displacing Serbian Novak Djokovic.
Wed Feb 23 2022
Strong Acapulco quake aftershocks unnerve Mexican resort's residents
Shaken residents slept in cars and on the streets of Acapulco beach resort as a series of strong aftershocks rippled through the city.
Thu Sep 09 2021
Magnitude 7.0 quake strikes Mexico, no reports of serious damage
Fortunately there hasn't been serious damage.
Wed Sep 08 2021
At least 28 killed in bloody Mexican prison fight
A brutal fight broke out in a prison in the Mexican Pacific resort of Acapulco on Thursday, leaving at least 28 inmates dead.
Fri Jul 07 2017
Nadal has no answer to Querrey power in Acapulco final
The unseeded world number 40 belied his ranking to overpower Nadal, blowing away his Spanish opponent for a first victory in five career meetings with the Spaniard.
Mon Mar 06 2017
Baby and 7-year-old girl among six killed in south Mexico
At least one of the six victims in Monday's killing in the municipality of Chilapa was related to the town's former police chief.
Wed Nov 11 2015
Hurricane Raymond weakens off Mexico coast
Hurricane Raymond weakened and barely budged off Mexico's Pacific coast Tuesday, dumping more rain in a region still recovering from a previous deadly storm.
Wed Oct 23 2013
Acapulco road reopens, rescuers seek mudslide victims
Tourists trapped in flood-stricken Acapulco for almost a week packed into cars and buses after authorities reopened the road.
Sat Sep 21 2013
Mudslide buries village, new hurricane lashes Mexico
The fatalities spread across 12 of the country's 32 states after a pair of tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, lashed large swaths of the country this week,
Thu Sep 19 2013
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024