Ben Stiller wants a job with the Mexican government or at least Mexico’s forgiveness

September 30th, 2009 13 Cuban migrants caught off Mexico's coastCANCUN, Mexico — Mexican authorities have detained 13 U.S.-bound Cuban migrants whose makeshift boat reached the country's Caribbean coast after an engine failed. Cancun police spokesman Esteban Romero says hotel security guards spotted the group early Tuesday.

September 12th, 2009 5 bodies found dumped in landfill near AcapulcoACAPULCO, Mexico — Police have found the bodies of five men dumped in a landfill near the Mexican resort city of Acapulco. The Guerrero state Public Safety Department says the men had been shot to death and police officers found a note with the bodies signed "The boss of bosses." A statement issued Saturday by the department says investigators also found at least 50 bullet casings and duct tape at the scene.

September 9th, 2009 Hijackers hold Mexican plane on runwayMEXICO CITY — Hijackers are holding a flight from Cancun to Mexico City. Mexico Communications Secretary Juan Molinar says the plane is sitting on the runway at the Mexico City international airport.

August 23rd, 2009 Mexican president congratulates NASA astronautMEXICO CITY — Mexico's president is so excited about a NASA astronaut of Mexican descent that he invited him to dinner when the astronaut returns to Earth. President Felipe Calderon told Jose Hernandez that he is "very happy that your are putting Mexico's name in space." Hernandez was born in California and is the son of Mexican migrant workers.

August 16th, 2009 Mexico's president favor trade deal with BrazilSAO PAULO — Mexican President Felipe Calderon says he supports the idea of a free trade agreement between Brazil and Mexico, the two biggest economies in Latin America. Calderon says he's enthusiastic about the idea of a deal proposed by Brazilian business executives to push for a commercial accord for the two nations.

August 1st, 2009 Gunmen kill 6 in Mexico border-city pool hallMEXICO CITY — Mexican police say assailants gunned down five men and a woman in a pool hall in the border city of Ciudad Juarez. Two more shooting victims have been hospitalized in serious condition.

June 23rd, 2009 Mexico refuses to send French kidnap convict homeMEXICO CITY — Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Monday that a Frenchwoman convicted of kidnapping will have to serve her 60-year sentence in Mexico, rejecting appeals by France to send her home. Calderon said his government decided against returning Florence Cassez because France wouldn't guarantee that she would serve the full sentence.

June 20th, 2009 Tropical depression dissipates off Mexico coastMEXICO CITY — The first tropical depression of the Pacific hurricane season dissipated Friday off the Mexican coast. Mexico discontinued all remaining tropical storm warnings.

June 18th, 2009 Season's 1st tropical depression forms in PacificMEXICO CITY — The first tropical depression of the Pacific hurricane season is approaching the coast of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the depression was centered about 215 miles south-southwest of the coastal city of Mazatlan at 5 a.m.

April 30th, 2009 Mexico nabs drug gang leader on most-wanted listMEXICO CITY — Mexican police have arrested suspected Zeta gang leader Gregorio Sauceda Gamboa, one of Mexico's 24 most-wanted drug traffickers. Federal police say Sauceda Gamboa was detained in the border city of Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas.

April 9th, 2009 LONDON - Ben Stiller, Willem Dafoe, Isabella Rossellini ,and Terrence Howard have joined hands with exclusive jewellery brand Bulgari to raise their voices for a new 'Save The Children' campaign. The designers at the high fashion firm have created a special charity line of sterling silver rings, and a part of the sales of these pieces will go to the charity.

April 4th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - Mexican Javier Aguirre has been appointed Mexico's new football coach, replacing Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson. Aguirre - the former coach of Spanish clubs Osasuna and Atletico Madrid, among others - coached Mexico for the 2002 World Cup.

March 10th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - French President Nicolas Sarkozy Monday hailed Mexico's battle against powerful drug cartels during his first official visit to the Latin American country, EFE news agency reported. 'I'd like to mention today how much we support your brave and determined battle against organized crime,' Sarkozy said at the National Palace during the welcome offered by his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderon.

February 24th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood funnyman Ben Stiller shocked the Oscars audience Sunday night by mocking retired actor Joaquin Phoenix as he stepped onstage to present the Best Cinematography award. Contactmusic.com reports, the comic actor cast the dig on Phoenix's recent strange appearance on David Letterman's show wearing a wig and scruffy fake beard.

February 15th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - The US Coast Guard and Mexican Navy seized seven tonnes of cocaine on the high seas off Mexico's Pacific Coast, officials said Sunday. Investigators found the drugs in a fishing trawler near the coast off the southern Mexican province of Oaxaca.