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HS Narco News: 9 Gunned Down at Nightclub in Northern Mexico
February 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Gunmen killed nine people, including a police officer and five musicians, and wounded 11 others at a nightclub in the northern Mexican city of Chihuahua, local authorities said Saturday. The incident occurred at around 1:00 a.m. Saturday when a group continue reading »
Woman Becomes First Transsexual to Run for Office in Mexico
February 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Diana Sanchez Barrios, the first transsexual women to seek a seat in Mexico City's municipal assembly, says she is confident of winning. continue reading »
American Missionaries, Wanda and John Frank Casias, Killed in Mexico, Police Say They Knew Killer
February 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The two American missionaries strangled to death in the northern Mexican town of Santiago knew their killer, the Nuevo Leon state attorney general said Thursday. continue reading »
Arrest Warrants issued in the killings of Mexican students in Guadalajara
February 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff
A Mexican judge has issued arrest warrants for eight people linked to the murder of four students and a snack vendor in December in the western city of Guadalajara, Jalisco state Attorney General Tomas Coronado said. continue reading »
Antonio Banderas says Mexico has ‘Very Special’ Place in His Heart
February 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Spanish film star Antonio Banderas said here Thursday that Mexico has a "very special" place in his heart. Banderas was invited to Cancun, Mexico's touris continue reading »
Mexico’s Carlos Slim Accused of Overcharging Mobile Phone Customers by $25.8 Billion ANNUALLY
February 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Billionaire Carlos Slim - the world's wealthiest person, according to Forbes magazine - slammed an international economic organization's report indicating a lack of competition in Mexico's telecoms sector has cost the country dearly. continue reading »
$22.73 Billion Sent in Remittances to Mexico in 2011
February 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Remittances sent by Mexicans living abroad rose 6.86 percent to $22.73 billion in 2011, the Bank of Mexico said. continue reading »
Troubled Mexican Airline Could Once Again Begin Operations as Early as March
February 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The judge presiding over Mexicana de Aviacion's bankruptcy proceedings said a consortium has deposited $300 million to recapitalize the Mexican airline, which could return to the skies next month. continue reading »
Thousands Demand Food, Jobs in Mexico City
February 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Thousands of peasants, workers, university students and unemployed people took to the streets of Mexico City to demand that the government provide more resources to farmers, guarantee the provision of food and boost job creation. The protesters also called for economic and political changes to improve Mexicans' lives, as well as for action to fight crime. continue reading »
Adoption Battle Over 5-Year Old Boy Pits Missouri Couple Vs. Illegal Immigrant
February 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff
A tug-of-war over a five-year-old boy is at the center of a national debate over parental rights and immigration, and a sign of what critics say is a growing trend in which immigrants are being deemed unfit parents because they crossed the border illegally. Seth and Melinda Moser of Carthage, Missouri say the boy they call Jamison is their son, and that returning him to his birth mother after five years will cause him untold harm. continue reading »
Environmentally Friendly Tortillas Coming to Mexico
February 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Researchers have developed "environmentally friendly tortillas" that are more nutritious, help prevent osteoporosis, slow the aging process and help fight obesity continue reading »
Pope Visit to Mexico Will Bring Him to “Land Wet with Blood of Martyrs”
February 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Mexico, "will tread the land that was wet with the blood of martyrs" who fought to defend their faith in times of persecution. continue reading »
J. Lo and Marc Anthony’s “Q’Viva! The Chosen” Debuts to Huge Audience
January 31, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The debut broadcast of the Univision television program "Q'Viva! The Chosen," produced by singers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony to find musical talent in Latin America, attracted an audience of 2.2 million, the network announced. continue reading »
Nearly $2 Million in Cash Seized on Mexican State Government Plane
January 31, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Investigators are trying to determine whether a crime was committed when two officials moved 25 million pesos ($1.9 million) in a plane belonging to the Veracruz state government, the Mexican Attorney General's Office said. continue reading »
Former Miss Mexico, Blanca Soto, Returns to Telenovelas
January 31, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The television network Univision on Monday is debuting the primetime soap opera "El Talisman," in which Mexican actress Blanca Soto is returning to TV after her success in the film "Eva Luna." continue reading »
