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Woman Gunned Down In Mexican Hospital
December 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A woman was gunned down in the general hospital in Ciudad Victoria, the capital of the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, prosecutors said. continue reading »
2012 Renews Public Focus on Climate Change
December 27, 2012 | by Voice of America | Latino Daily News
The year 2012 was one of extreme weather: massive floods in Australia stranded entire towns; a day of torrential rains submerged half the Philippines capital; a super-typhoon ravaged the western Pacific; and a record drought seared more than half the continental United States. continue reading »
Argentina’s Rainy Season Could Affect Global Grain Prices
December 27, 2012 | by Voice of America | Latino Daily News
Christmas rainstorms in Argentina further delayed soy and corn planting, keeping markets guessing about whether the grains powerhouse can produce enough this season to help bring high-flying global food prices down to earth. continue reading »
Health Tip: Think Before You Eat
December 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mindless eating can cause the calories to add up quickly, and before you know it your pants are more snug than usual. The American Academy of Family Physicians offers this advice to consider before you start eating: continue reading »
Latin America News: Regions Economy Performed Strongly in 2012 but Face Challenges
December 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The economies of Latin America and the Caribbean have performed strongly in the face of a challenging external environment, Inter-American Development Bank President Luis Alberto Moreno said, but the region needs to continue to pursue key reforms to ensure growth in the future. continue reading »
Archaelogists Find 4,000 Year-Old Spearheads in Sinaloa, Mexico
December 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Researchers discovered 4,000-year-old spearheads and other artifacts at a site in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History said. continue reading »
Soft Drink Truck Runs Over 5 Women in Guatemala
December 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Five people died Wednesday when they were run over by a soft drink delivery truck on a highway in eastern Guatemala, emergency personnel said. continue reading »
Hugo Chavez has “Giant Will to Live,” says Venezuelan Vice President
December 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Venezuela's vice president said Wednesday that head of state Hugo Chavez, now recovering in Cuba from his fourth cancer surgery in 18 months, remains undaunted by his illness. continue reading »
Spanish Bakery Makes World’s Largest Pastry
December 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Spanish pastry bakery created a "polvoron" - a type of shortbread - calculated to be the largest in the world and distributed it on Wednesday among 10,000 people at a mall in this southern city. continue reading »
Latin America News: Bus Plunges into 820-Foot Ravine in Ecuador Leaves 10 Dead, 17 Injured
December 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least 10 people were killed and 17 others injured in a bus accident Wednesday in Tungurahua, a province in Ecuador's Andean region, media reports said. continue reading »
Stevie Wonder, Gilberto Gil Perform for 400,000 in Brazil (VIDEO)
December 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
American pop star Stevie Wonder and Brazilian singer-songwriter Gilberto Gil filled Copacabana Beach with music during a seaside concert that attracted some 400,000 people, police said. continue reading »
9 Gunned Down in Sinaloa on Christmas Eve
December 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least nine people were killed by gunmen in El Platanar de los Ontiveros, a town in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, media reports said. continue reading »
Authorities Lift Alert on Copahue Volcano on Chile-Argentina Border
December 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Activity at the Copahue volcano, which began erupting over the weekend on the Chile-Argentina border, diminished markedly and the red alert issued for the area was lifted, emergency management officials said. continue reading »
Puerto Ricans Celebrate Christmas with Traditional Three Kings
December 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Three Kings group from the Puerto Rican town of Juana Diaz appeared on Christmas Eve at the cathedral in Havana, where they were welcomed by dozens of children and took part in a celebration of the Feast of the Epiphany. continue reading »
Death Threats Against Mexico’s Atlas Soccer Team Leads to Legal Action
December 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexico's Atlas soccer team plans to take legal action against the fans who unfurled two banners bearing threatening messages at club offices last week, team executives said. continue reading »
Latin America News: Ailing Hugo Chavez Sends Christmas Wishes to People of Venezuela
December 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Nicolas Maduro told state television that Chavez telephoned him from the Havana hospital where he is recuperating to issue a "set of work orders." continue reading »
Latin America News: Kidnapped Oil Workers in Colombia Freed
December 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Two Colombian engineers kidnapped while working for U.S.-based Occidental Petroleum were freed in the northeastern province of Arauca, authorities said Tuesday. continue reading »
Spain’s King Juan Carlos Speaks of Economic Crisis in Christmas Message to Country
December 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spain's King Juan Carlos on Monday defended the idea of making austerity compatible with economic growth and emphasized that the country is "part of the solution to the global crisis." continue reading »
Pope’s Christmas Message: Let Us Not Lose Hope for Peace
December 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Pope Benedict XVI urged people in his Christmas Message on Tuesday to not lose hope that there will be peace in the world, saying that the birth of Christ "is a flowering of new life for all humanity." continue reading »
Burnt Bodies of Four Kidnapped Police in Mexico near Jalisco
December 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least six people, including five police officers, were killed in different cities on the border between the western Mexican states of Jalisco and Michoacan, officials said. continue reading »
