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Picasso Art Thief Nabbed in Europe
January 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A suspected smuggler who tried to enter Ukraine from neighboring Poland was arrested by border guards when they found he was carrying five paintings and an etching supposedly signed by Spanish master Pablo Picasso, officials said Monday. continue reading »
Latin America News: Venezuela Prison Riot Leaves 58 Dead, 100 Injured
January 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A riot last week at Uribana prison in the western state of Lara left 58 people and around a hundred others injured, the head of Venezuela's penitentiary service said. continue reading »
Catholic Church Property Nationalized by Fidel Castro in 1961 Returned
January 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Authorities in the province of Granma, in the south-east of Cuba, have returned to the Catholic Church two buildings and land, within the policies of President Raul Castro, continue reading »
Corporate Tax Day Approaches in Costa Rica and Only 9 out of 10 Businesses Have Paid
January 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Last Friday was the dreaded date for annual corporate taxes in Costa Rica to be paid. And either many businesses in the country forgot or they do not intend on paying continue reading »
Sebastian Silva’s ‘Crystal Fairy’ Wins at Sundance Film Festival
January 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Chilean director Sebastian Silva returned to captivate the jury at the Sundance Film Festival four years after "La Nana" with his latest film "Crystal Fairy," which walked away with the Directing Award in the World Cinema Dramatic category. continue reading »
U.S. Falls to Third Place in Liga Mexico Soccer
January 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
America fell to third place in the Liga MX after losing to Atlas as rivals Tigres and Tijuana won to bring their records to a perfect 4-0. continue reading »
Arrests Made in Deadly Brazil Nightclub Fire
January 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
One of the owners of the Kiss nightclub and two musicians have been arrested in connection with the fire that killed 231 people over the weekend at the establishment in Santa Maria, a city in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state, media reports said Monday, citing investigators. continue reading »
Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy Advocates for Economic Growth with Latin America
January 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy told leaders attending a summit here Sunday that countries should deal with the financial crisis by taking measures appropriate for their economic situation, Spanish officials said. continue reading »
Latin America News: Death Toll in Deadly Brazil Fire Revised Downward
January 28, 2013 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen | Latino Daily News
The death toll from the fire at a nightclub in Santa Maria, a city in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state, has been revised downward to 232, with 131 other people injured, police said Sunday. continue reading »
Presidents Discuss Pemex, Petrobras Oil Alliance
January 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff discussed forging strategic alliances between oil giants Pemex and Petrobras during a meeting at the CELAC-EU summit in Chile. continue reading »
Mexican Businessman Files Complaint Against Brother Who Allegedly Shot Him
January 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A prominent businessman filed a criminal complaint with prosecutors in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon in which he alleges that he was shot by his brother, officials said. continue reading »
Spanish Authorities Discover Argentine’s Body Off of Ibiza
January 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The body of a 27-year-old Argentine man was recovered off the Spanish Mediterranean island of Ibiza after a boater called authorities, the Civil Guard said Sunday. continue reading »
New York Latin Culture Honors Local Leaders
January 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
New York Latin Culture, the guide to Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American New York, announced the New York Latin Culture Award honorees in a ceremony at Tous, the Spanish jewelry boutique in SoHo. continue reading »
Cuban President Raul Castro, Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy Meet in Chile
January 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Cuban President Raul Castro met for the first time at the CELAC-EU summit in Chile, Spanish officials said. continue reading »
Shootout Between Rivaling Gangs Kills 6 in Mexico
January 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least six suspected criminals were killed and one other was wounded in a shootout in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, officials said. continue reading »
Chavez in His “Best Moment” Since Operation, Venezuelan V.P. Says
January 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro said Saturday that President Hugo Chavez is in "the best moment" of the complex postoperatory process he has faced since undergoing his latest round of cancer-related surgery in Cuba on Dec. 11. continue reading »
Medellin Up Against New York, Tel Aviv for City of the Year Award
January 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Colombian city of Medellin is competing against New York and Tel Aviv for the title of world's most innovative, a candidacy based on a public-transport system that aims to bolster social cohesion and chip away at longstanding problems of socioeconomic inequality, violence and drug trafficking. continue reading »
Puerto Rican Party Wants to Bar Raising the U.S. Flag Without PR Flag
January 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A legislator of the ruling Popular Democratic Party, or PPD, has introduced a bill in the Caribbean island's House of Representatives that would bar raising the U.S. flag unless the Puerto Rican flag is raised at the same time. continue reading »
Prison Riot in Venezuela Leaves 54 Dead, 80 Wounded
January 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least 54 people died and another 80 were wounded in a prison riot in northwestern Venezuela after authorities carried out an inspection, officials told Efe. "The information we have is that there were 54 fatalities," the director of Central Hospital in Barquisimento, Ruy Medina, in charge of handling the emergency, said. continue reading »
Volkswagen to Begin Manufacturing Golf in Mexico in 2014
January 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
German automaker Volkswagen said it will begin manufacturing its redesigned Golf model in Mexico in the first quarter of 2014. continue reading »
