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Last daughter of Mexican revolutionary Zapata dies Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 March 2010
MEXICO CITY -- The last surviving child of Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata has died at 94.A local government spokesman says Ana Maria Zapata Portillo died in Cuautla, the town in the centr...
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Mexican journalist dismembered, burned, officials say Print E-mail
Monday, 01 March 2010
Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- A Mexican journalist kidnapped in 2007 was cut into pieces and burned in a barrel, the Tabasco state attorney general's office said.
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Mexican drug gangs have "supersized" pot farms on public lands Print E-mail
Monday, 01 March 2010
SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST — Not far from Yosemite's waterfalls and in the middle of California's redwood forests, Mexican drug gangs are quietly commandeering U.S. public land to grow millions of ...
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Trophy arrives in Panama and Honduras Print E-mail
Monday, 01 March 2010
In Panama and in Honduras, Presidents Ricardo Martinelli and Porfírio Lobo Sosa, respectively, were the only citizens of each country allowed to hold the trophy that has already been hoisted aloft by...
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Mexican 'Dirty War' author Montemayor dies Print E-mail
Monday, 01 March 2010
Mexican author and guerrilla movement scholar Carlos Montemayor died Sunday, his publisher said. He was 62. A historian and linguist whose academic work centered on indigenous culture and rebels, Mon...
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Former Marion woman and family killed in Belize plane crash Print E-mail
Monday, 01 March 2010
A former Marion resident and her husband, who had been running a school for the children of agricultural workers in Belize, died Friday along with their two young children when their small private pla...
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Honduras's national soccer team in Turkey for friendly Print E-mail
Monday, 01 March 2010
Coach of Honduras's National Football Team, Reinaldo Rueda, said Monday they were extremely happy to be in Turkey. The Turkish National Football Team will host Honduras in a friendly game in Istan...
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Sempra Pipelines & Storage Agrees To Acquire Mexican Pipeline Assets Print E-mail
Monday, 01 March 2010
San Diego, CA--(Marketwire) - Sempra Pipelines & Storage, a unit of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), today announced that it will acquire the Mexican pipeline and gas infrastructure assets of El Paso Corp. ...
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US family killed in Belize plane crash Print E-mail
Monday, 01 March 2010
(AP) — BELIZE CITY - Authorities in Belize have identified the victims of a small-plane crash as a family from Albany, New York, and a prominent Belizean businessman. Police Sgt. Leslie Logan ...
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Mexican author Carlos Montemayor dies at 62 Print E-mail
Sunday, 28 February 2010
MEXICO CITY — Mexican author and guerrilla movement scholar Carlos Montemayor died Sunday, his publisher said. He was 62. A historian and linguist whose academic work centered on indigenous cul...
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Venus, Hercog to meet in Mexican Open final Print E-mail
Sunday, 28 February 2010
Acapulco, Mexico (Sports Network) - Top-seeded and former world No. 1 Venus Williams advanced to the final of the $220,000 Mexican Open with Friday's 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 victory over Romania's Edina Gallovi...
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Mexican food added to Myrtle Creek menu Print E-mail
Sunday, 28 February 2010
Elsa and Jose Garcia saw a need in the Myrtle Creek area and were quick to fill it.“We saw a busy little town, but there was no Mexican restaurant here and not a lot of restaurant choices to eat...
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Nicaragua cancels tsunami warning along Pacific coast Print E-mail
Sunday, 28 February 2010
MANAGUA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- A tsunami warning issued for Nicaragua's Pacific coast after the powerful quake in Chile has been removed tentatively as the waves monitored so far were too weak to pose a...
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Three tonnes of cocaine seized in Costa Rica Print E-mail
Sunday, 28 February 2010
San Jose, Feb 28: Costa Rican authorities have seized about three tonnes of cocaine in a major drug haul in recent years, officials said Saturday.
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Even if the sky is gray, there are rainbows underwater in Belize Print E-mail
Sunday, 28 February 2010
You can reach Caye Caulker, just off the coast of Belize, by water taxi from Belize City or San Pedro, or by a 10-minute flight from Belize City. Go to
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Williams triumphs in Mexican Open final Print E-mail
Sunday, 28 February 2010
Venus Williams shows off her trophy and dons a huge sombrero, known as a charro, after beating Polona Hercog to defend her Mexican Open title.
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Three tonnes of cocaine seized in Costa Rica Print E-mail
Saturday, 27 February 2010
San Jose, Feb 28 (IANS/EFE) Costa Rican authorities have seized about three tonnes of cocaine in a major drug haul in recent years, officials said Saturday.
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Guatemalan schoolteachers end protests Print E-mail
Saturday, 27 February 2010
Guatemala City, Feb 28 (IANS/EFE) Guatemalan schoolteachers have ended a weeklong protest after the government agreed to increase their salary, officials said.
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Guatemalan workers sue Coca-Cola Print E-mail
Saturday, 27 February 2010
New York: Coca-Cola was sued by Guatemalan workers who say they endured a "campaign of violence" by people working on behalf of bottling and processing plants Coke owns or owned there after ...
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Ex president Zelaya, exiled in DR, wanted in Honduras Print E-mail
Saturday, 27 February 2010
Tegucigalpa.– The Honduras Justice Ministry requested the arrest of ex president Manuel Zelaya, two of his former ministers and two other former Government officials, on charges of fraud, documen...
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