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130 Bands Take the Stage at Vive Latino Festival in Mexico City
March 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
One day late after the scheduled first day was canceled, one of the most important events in the world of Ibero-American music, the three-day Vive Latino Festival, kicked off in Mexico City with the prospect of presenting some 130 bands. continue reading »
Colombian Army Seizes 4 Tons of Cocaine at FARC Drug Lab
March 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Army troops destroyed "the largest drug storage center" operated by the FARC guerrilla group in southwestern Colombia and seized four tons of cocaine bound for Central America and the United States, special counternarcotics brigade commander Col. Jorge Mora told Efe. continue reading »
Death Toll of Fireworks Accident Rises to 14 in Mexico
March 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The death toll from a fireworks explosion in the central Mexican state of Tlaxcala has risen to 14, authorities said Saturday. The state government said in a statement that nine people died at the site of the accident in the village of Jesus Tepactepec - eight men and one woman - while five others seriously injured in the blast, including one child, passed away in area hospitals. continue reading »
Tampered Alcohol Kills 87, Over 1,000 Sickened in Libya
March 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least 87 people have died and 1,014 are suffering the effects of being poisoned last week in Libya from drinking adulterated alcohol, the nation's health minister said. continue reading »
India Arrests 7 In Connection with Rape of Swiss Tourist
March 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Indian police have arrested seven suspects in the rape of a Swiss woman in the northern part of the country, a spokesperson for the Swiss Embassy in this capital told Efe Saturday. continue reading »
EU Approves $13 Billion Bailout for Cyprus
March 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Eurozone economy and finance ministers on Saturday hammered out a bailout deal of up to 10 billion euros ($13 billion) for Cyprus, the region's smallest economy. continue reading »
Former Chilean President to Be Nominated for April 13 Presidential Primaries
March 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who has announced she is stepping down as head of the U.N. women's agency and will return to her homeland, will be named a candidate in the opposition coalition's presidential primary scheduled for April 13. continue reading »
Former Economy Minister of Argentine Dictatorship Dies, Age 87
March 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The first economy minister of the last Argentine dictatorship, Jose Alfredo Martinez de Hoz, died Saturday in Buenos Aires, official sources said. He was 87. continue reading »
Yoani Sanchez Reveals Fears of Returning to Cuba
March 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez said in New York that she's afraid of the reprisals in store for her when she returns to Cuba from an international tour she began last month after five years without being allowed to leave the island. continue reading »
Fireworks Accident Kills 9 in Mexico
March 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Nine people were killed Friday when a vehicle carrying fireworks exploded during a religious festival in the central Mexican state of Tlaxcala, authorities said. continue reading »
Crown Prince Meets with NATO Official in Madrid
March 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spain's Crown Prince Felipe held talks in Madrid Friday with the chairman of the NATO Military Committee about Madrid's contribution to the missions of the Atlantic Alliance and the organization's main international projects and challenges. continue reading »
Cuba Overhauls Communications, IT Sectors
March 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The government has launched an overhaul of Cuba's communications and information technology sectors, the Communist Party daily Granma said Friday. continue reading »
Father Accidentally Shoots 10-Month-Old Baby in Tennessee
March 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A 10-month-old baby was fatally shot by his father inside a hotel room in Nashville, Tennessee, police said Friday. The baby, Adam Bass, was shot in the chest and died immediately, even though police arrived just minutes after receiving a report about the sound of a gun going off, NBC reported. continue reading »
53 Lawyers Murdered in Honduras Over 2-Year Period
March 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Fifty-three attorneys were murdered in Honduras during the period 2010-2012 and more than 95 of the crimes remain unsolved, the Central American nation's human rights commissioner said Friday. continue reading »
Venezuela Moves Body of Hugo Chavez to Museum
March 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The body of late President Hugo Chavez was moved on Friday from Venezuela's Military Academy to the site of a planned Museum of the Bolivarian Revolution. continue reading »
Railway Workers Uncover 13 Bodies From Plague Period in London
March 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Excavations for a railroad line in London have uncovered the remains of 13 bodies and ceramics that appear to date back to the mid-14th century when the bubonic plague ravaged Britain, the BBC reported Friday. continue reading »
Extradited Mexican Politician Claims Former President Framed Him
March 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A former governor of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo extradited to the United States to face drug charges says he was framed by Ernesto Zedillo, the Aztec nation's president in 1994-2000, Milenio newspaper reported. continue reading »
Michelle Rodriguez, Kate del Castillo to Partake in Charity Auto Race
March 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Actresses Kate del Castillo and Michelle Rodriguez and pop singer Cristian Castro will be among the celebrities taking part in a charity auto race on April 20 in Long Beach, California, to benefit children battling serious illnesses, organizers said in a statement. continue reading »
New York City’s Population Reaches Record 8.3 Million
March 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The population of New York City last year reached a record 8.3 million after, for the first time in more than six decades, the number of people moving into the Big Apple exceeded the number who left. continue reading »
Carnival Dealing With Another Troubled Cruise Ship in the Caribbean
March 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Carnival decided to evacuate about 5,000 passengers and crewmembers from its cruise ship Dream after they were stranded at the Caribbean island of St. Maarten, where the enormous vessel has been docked since Wednesday night after experiencing technical problems. continue reading »
