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Search of Mexican Prison in Tabasco Finds Drugs, Knives, Alcohol
March 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
According to Spanish-language news source El Excelsior, Mexico's federal police performed a surprise search of a Tabasco Prison a facility and found a number of alarming items. Upon searching the prison's State Center continue reading »
Latin American Investments in Nuclear Energy Vary from Nation to Nation
March 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The massive earthquake and tsunami that caused a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan last year has rekindled an international debate about the risks of nuclear energy. continue reading »
Guards Foil Attempted Prison Escape in Mexico
March 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Police and guards foiled an attempt by inmates to escape from a prison in Culiacan, the capital of the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, over the weekend, state officials said, adding that a police officer was wounded in the incident. continue reading »
Murder of Transgender Advocate Agnes Torres Sulca in Mexico Condemned
March 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemns the murder of Agnes Torres Sulca, a trans person and human rights defender of lesbians, gays, trans, bisexuals and intersex persons (LGTBI) in Mexico. continue reading »
Issue of Church’s Role in Child Sex Abuse Surfaces in Pope’s Mexico Visit
March 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexicans who denounced the sexual abuses committed by Marcial Maciel (1920-2008), founder of the Legion of Christ, asked Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday to acknowledge the church's responsibility in covering up his case and to announce that "never again" will pederasty be tolerated. continue reading »
10,000 Victims of Violence in Mexico Remain Unidentified
March 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Nearly 10,000 bodies of victims of organized crime-related violence, including Central American and Mexican migrants, remain unidentified in Mexico, activists told the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States. continue reading »
Mexico City Takes First Step in Banning Bullfighting
March 24, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A commission of the Legislative Assembly of Mexico City approved a bill that would ban bullfights in the Mexican capital. Three of the panel's members endorsed the measure, while two others abstained and a sixth member walked out before the vote. continue reading »
Papal Visit: Catholic Church Facts for Mexico and Cuba
March 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Hours before Pope Benedict XVI is to land in Guanajuato, Mexico the Vatican has released statistical information on Mexico and Cuba. The Pope has events schedule in three cities in Guanajuato during his March 23-26 visit, he is due to land in Mexico at 5:30 CST. continue reading »
Ban on Bullfighting Bill in Mexico Advances
March 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A commission of the Legislative assembly (local congress) of the Federal District (ALDF) approved a bill that bans bullfighting in the capital city of Mexico City. continue reading »
Vatican Says Pope’s Visit to Cuba will Help Move them Toward Democracy
March 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Next week's visit by Pope Benedict XVI to Cuba "will help the process toward democracy and will open new spaces of presence and activity (for the Catholic Church)" on the Communist-ruled island, the Vatican secretary of state said. continue reading »
Anonymous Disables Guanajuato Websites to Protest Papal Visit
March 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The hacker group Anonymous disabled both Guanajuato’s government website and the Mexican site for Pope Benedict XVI in protests to his visit to Mexico. continue reading »
Mexico Will Not Ask for Pope’s Support in Fight Against Narco Violence
March 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Pope Benedict XVI is traveling to Mexico to preach the gospel and no government official will ask him to help fight against the drug-related violence besetting the country, Mexico's ambassador to The Holy See told Efe. continue reading »
JUST IN: 7.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Mexico in Guerrero
March 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is reporting 7.6 magnitude earthquake has hit Mexico 15 miles east of Ometepec in Guerrero, Mexico and 108 miles east-southeast of Acapulco. continue reading »
Gael García Bernal Admits to Smoking Pot - Occasionally
March 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At a conference discussing the legalization of drugs in Sao Paolo, Brazil Gael García Bernal announced his support of legalizing marijuana, while stating he enjoys smoking an occasional joint continue reading »
U.N. to Hear First Cast Against Mexican Military for Alleged Torture
March 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Three non-governmental organizations said they have brought a case of illegal arrest and torture against Mexico before the United Nations' Committee Against Torture. continue reading »
Foreign Investors Purchasing U.S. Homes
March 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Although many foreign investment companies have shied away from investing in U.S. real estate as a result of the housing market crash, many individual foreign investors are jumping at the opportunity to get a good deal on a house in the U.S. continue reading »
Decreasing Population of Monarch Butterflies from US and Canada Hibernate in Mexican Forests
March 17, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexico has seen fewer hectares (acres) occupied by the monarch butterfly during its latest hibernation in the forests of the nation's central region, the head of the National Natural Protected Areas Commission, Luis Fueyo, said. continue reading »
“Narcocorrido” Band Member Killed in Mexico
March 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A member of a band specializing in songs about the exploits and travails of drug kingpins was gunned down Friday in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa, authorities said. continue reading »
Carnival Cruise LIne to Invest Over $150 Million in Mexican Ports
March 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Carnival Cruise Lines plans to invest more than $150 million to expand port infrastructure at destinations on Mexico's Pacific and Caribbean coasts, the Tourism Secretariat said. continue reading »
Mexico Called to Effectively Investigate Cases of Forced Disappearances that Continue to Occur
March 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A group of independent United Nations human rights experts today called on the Mexican Government to develop effective measures to combat impunity in cases of enforced disappearances, which continue to take place in the country. continue reading »
