Tens of thousands protest Mexico presidential election results

Accusing President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto of electoral fraud, around 32,000 protesters marched through Mexico City on Sunday.

The protest was organized by the #YoSoy132 student movement, and was organized to protest the “imposition” of the new president.

They marched through Mexico City, claiming Nieto's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) secured the election through vote-buying and also through an aggressive PR campaign through major media outlets... read more and watch video.

6.9 quake hits Gulf of California & 7.0 quake hits Mexico City

Following closely on the heels of the 8.6 earthquake off Indonesia, Mexico's Gulf of California has just experienced a 6.9 earthquake.

Digital Journal reported yesterday on the earthquake off the Indonesian coast, followed by a tsunami warning, which was subsequently lifted.

And earlier in the month, there was a report of a 6.3 earthquake striking Mexico.

And now there are reports of a 6.9 magnitude earthquake hitting Mexico's California peninsula.

The epicenter of the tremor was 10.3 kms below the surface, and it occurred 133 kms from the town of Guerrero Negro.

No information is available as yet of the consequences of the earthquake.

On Wednesday, it was also reported that an earthquake had hit Mexico, shaking buildings in the capital, Mexico City. People ran from the buildings and there were no reports of major damage... read full article.