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Mexican Drug Kingpin Sentenced to 25 Years in Secret Hearing Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
HOUSTON — One of the most brutal and feared drug kingpins in Mexican history was sentenced this week to 25 years in prison during a highly secretive hearing here that was closed to the public to...
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Ousted Honduran leader calls charges persecution Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - Former Honduran president Manuel Zelaya said Thursday that new corruption charges brought against him by Honduras' newly elected government amount to political persecution...
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Suarez Navarro, Ferrer advance at Mexican Open Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ACAPULCO, Mexico -- Fifth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain beat No. 3 seed Gisela Dulko of Argentina 6-1, 7-6 (4) in the quarterfinals of the Mexican Open on Thursday. In ...
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* US beat El Salvador 2-1 in friendly Print E-mail
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Eddie Gaven of the US, right, shoots as Alexander Escobar of El Salvador looks on during their match on Wednesday at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
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US puts sanctions on alleged Mexican narco-traffickers Print E-mail
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Washington - The United States slapped sanctions Thursday on seven alleged leaders of the Mexican drug cartel La Familia Michoacana, freezing any assets under US jurisdiction.
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Ousted Honduran leader calls charges persecution Print E-mail
Thursday, 25 February 2010
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - The former Honduran president ousted in a coup says new corruption charges against him amount to political persecution. Manuel Zelaya says the charges undermine efforts to...
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BDF, Policeman and Civilian remanded to Hattieville for kidnapping Print E-mail
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Assistant Marlon Blanco with Mr. Juan Perez. At approximately 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Judge Emerson Banner remanded Derrick Gideon, Juan Cus and Justin Cassimiro to Hattieville Prison as a result of...
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Belizean Shores takes 11-a-side championship for 2010 Print E-mail
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Belizean Shores are the 2010 champions of The San Pedro Belize Express Water Taxi 11-a-side tournament after the final matches were held over the weekend. Belizean Shores dominated the league and on t...
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SPHS students are Math Olympiad Central A Champs Print E-mail
Thursday, 25 February 2010
The competition was heated. The Belize City Center was packed as seven high schools from the Belize District went head to head to compete for the title of the 2010 Central A Regional Champion. The pa...
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Brian Ching leads US over El Salvador 2-1 Print E-mail
Thursday, 25 February 2010
T AMPA, Fla. — Brian Ching is worried a possible Major League Soccer strike could hurt the chance of U.S.-based players to make the World Cup roster. "If we’re not playing games week in a...
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Moderate 5.9 Magnitude Quake Off Nicaragua Coast Print E-mail
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Filed at 12:33 a.m. ET MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) -- A moderate 5.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off Nicaragua's southern Pacific coast. The U.S. Geological Survey says Wednesday's quake occurred ar...
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Mel Gibson tours Mexican prison for new film Print E-mail
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Veracruz (Mexico), Feb 25 (IANS/EFE) Mel Gibson visited a prison in the Mexican Gulf state of Veracruz where shooting for one of his upcoming films will take place.
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Moderate 5.9 magnitude quake off Nicaragua coast Print E-mail
Thursday, 25 February 2010
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — A moderate 5.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off Nicaragua's southern Pacific coast. The U.S. Geological Survey says Wednesday's quake occurred around 9:15 p.m. (0315...
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U.S. says agents won't embed with Mexican police Print E-mail
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Washington (CNN) -- Increased cooperation with the United States in the fight against Mexican drug cartels is vital, but American agents will always be limited on their actions in the country, Mexico'...
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Honduras adds charges against ousted leader Print E-mail
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya speaks to the media after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the U.S. State Department July 7, 2009 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong...
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Honduras adds charges against ousted leader Print E-mail
Thursday, 25 February 2010
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras' anti-corruption prosecutor is pressing for more charges against former President Manuel Zelaya, who was overthrown in a coup last year. Leonardo Orellana told ...
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* Ban on abortion in Nicaragua means no cancer therapy Print E-mail
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
THE GUARDIAN, LONDON Thursday, Feb 25, 2010, Page 7 Nicaraguan authorities have withheld life-saving treatment from a pregnant cancer patient because it could harm the fetus and violate a total ba...
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13 killed in criminal raid in Mexico Print E-mail
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Mexico City, Feb 25 (DPA) A criminal attack on two families in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca killed 13 people including five police officers, the authorities said Wednesday.
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El Paso to Sell Mexican Pipeline Assets Print E-mail
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
El Paso has entered into an agreement to sell its interest in Mexican pipeline and compression assets to Sempra Pipelines & Storage, a unit of Sempra Energy, for $300 million. The sale includes El...
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Drug-violence rumors disrupt Mexican border cities Print E-mail
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico -- Rumors of impending drug-gang violence prompted schools to close and residents to stay off the streets Tuesday in two northern Mexican border cities.
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