A magnitude-5.9 earthquake has shaken Mexico’s Gulf of California region. The U.S. Geological Survey says Tuesday’s quake was centered 138 kilometers north-northeast of La Paz in Mexico’s Baja California Sur area. The temblor was registered at a depth of 10 kilometers. It was followed by two aftershocks with magnitudes of 4.3 and 5.0. There were […]
US Report Calls Government Sting Operation ‘Reckless’
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. congressional committee has reported that officials failed to inform diplomats at the U.S. embassy in Mexico about a “reckless” sting operation that allowed hundreds of guns to be smuggled into Mexico. Tuesday’s report said officials with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives jeopardized U.S. relations with Mexico by not telling Mexico-based […]
Cubans Urged to Be Patient on Free-Market Reforms
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Cuba has marked the 58th anniversary of the failed attack on army barracks that sparked the beginning of the overthrow of the government of U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista. The official celebration was held in the city of Ciego de Avila Tuesday. Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, who spoke at the event, said the city […]
Economic Downturn in US Hardest on Minorities
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Newly available U.S. government figures show the wealth gap between whites and minorities in the United States has grown to its widest point in 25 years, due to the recent economic downturn. The Pew Research Center on Tuesday released a study of census figures showing that the economic downturn took the biggest toll on Hispanic […]
IMF’s Lagarde Urges Quick US Resolution of Debt Crisis
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde says the United States needs to quickly resolve its debt limit crisis because the “consequences would be far-reaching” if it does not. In a speech Tuesday to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Lagarde said U.S. congressional leaders and President Barack Obama need to reach agreement “as […]
Mexican Health Officials On Alert For Measles Outbreak
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Mexican health officials are on high alert for a possible measles outbreak after a baby girl arrived in Mexico City from France with the disease earlier this month. Mexican health authorities are offering free measles vaccinations to travellers and employees at Mexico City International Airport. Measles has an incubation period of 21 days. The French […]
Obama: Failure to Raise US Debt Ceiling Will Cause Incalculable Damage
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday will discuss a pair of competing plans to raise the nation’s debt limit, with the deadline to avoid a possible first-ever debt default now just one week away. President Barack Obama said Monday night in a televised address that Congress risks sparking a “deep economic crisis” if lawmakers fail to reach […]
Guatemala 1982 Massacre Trial Begins
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 11:45 pm (UTC-5)
Four Guatemalan soldiers proclaimed their innocence on the opening day of trial Monday for a 1982 massacre that claimed at least 250 lives. The massacre took place in the village of Dos Erres. The four defendants say they were stationed elsewhere at the time of the attack. The trial in Guatemala City is the latest […]
Venezuela Probe Unable to Determine Cause of Bolivar’s Death
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 8:25 pm (UTC-5)
Officials in Venezuela say experts who examined the remains of 19th century independence hero Simon Bolivar have not been able to determine what caused his death. Vice President Elias Jaua Monday announced the results of the investigation, one year after President Hugo Chavez’s government ordered the remains exhumed in search of clues to Bolivar’s death. […]
Bodyguards Kill Colombian Gang Leader
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
Colombian authorities say the leader of one of the country’s most powerful criminal groups has been shot dead by bodyguards. Officials say Angel de Jesus Pacheco, known as “Sebastian,” was killed Monday in the northwestern province of Antioquia, and that his body was found tied to a tree, showing signs of torture. They say Pacheco […]
