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Former Mexican official's boasts add fire to corruption probes
MEXICO CITY — It was the kind of big-man boast that would have made Jay-Z or Bo Diddley proud: He owned 300 suits, he said. Four hundred pairs of pants, 1,000 shirts and 400 pairs of shoes. He shopped Beverly Hills, Rodeo Drive, "the best of Los...
Tags: Prosecution, National Government, Regional Authority, Mexico, Government
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Decades after a Mexican kingpin's arrest, his fortune echoes
MEXICO CITY -- Powerful Mexican drug boss Rafael Caro Quintero was off the streets in 1985, arrested in Costa Rica on suspicion of ordering a hit on a U.S. drug agent. His fate appeared to be sealed in 1989, when a Mexican judge convicted him and...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Mexico, Personal Service, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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COLUMN - The looming U.S.-China rivalry over Latin America
Reuters(Gary Regenstreif is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Gary Regenstreif NEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters) - Though the U.S. and Chinese presidents heralded a "new model" of cooperation at their recent weekend summit, a growing...Tags: Culture, Brazil, Trade Agreements, Trade Dispute, Costa Rica
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Mexico and Costa Rica tie, 0-0
Despite havinig the home-field advantage, Mexico could not manage more than a 0-0 tie with Costa Rica on Tuesday night in a World Cup qualifying game at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. It was the fifth tie in six games in the qualifying tournament for...Tags: Central America, FIFA World Cup, Honduras, Mexico, Costa Rica
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Bystander wounded in St. Patrick's Day shooting dies
Close friends say Zenon Santiago Hernandez was a prodigious worker, handling two full-time jobs often seven days a week. He sent as much of his pay as he could to his family in his native Mexico. Nearly three months ago, while serving hot dogs, pork...
Tags: St. Patrick's Day, Mexico, Hospitals and Clinics, Maxwell Street, Shootings
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Bombardier eyes jumping on board Mexico's passenger train plan
ReutersBy Gabriel Stargardter MEXICO CITY, June 11 (Reuters) - Bombardier Inc, the world's biggest train manufacturer, anticipates bidding on all six of the new Mexican passenger rail projects it expects to be tendered later this year, the company's Mexico...Tags: Mexico, New York City, Bombardier Incorporated
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Mexican mayor turns over city to God, stirring debate
MEXICO CITY -- She rose to the podium and cast her eyes skyward. The mayor of Monterrey then entrusted her Mexican city to God and Jesus Christ as the crowd around her cheered. “I open the doors of this city to God as the maximum authority,”...Tags: Church and State Relations, Religion and Belief, Mexico, Jesus Christ, Same-Sex Marriage
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In the hot land, Mexicans just say no to drug cartels
COALCOMAN, Mexico — Rafael Garcia slaps the oversize wooden desk where he sits, one of the last mayors still in office in this region of Mexican farm country known as Tierra Caliente — hot land. Mayors from a couple of the nearest towns fled...
Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Mexico, Drug Trafficking, Felipe Calderon, Limes
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'The Story of Spanish' offers a rich history of the language
Every summer, millions of Americans repeat again and again a word that has its roots in Taino, the Caribbean language spoken by the people Christopher Columbus met when he first landed in the Americas. Spanish speakers brought the word into their...Tags: Mexico, Literature, Book, Language, Arts and Culture
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INVESTMENT FOCUS-Emerging market jolt puts deficit countries at risk
ReutersBy Natsuko Waki and Sujata Rao LONDON, June 7 (Reuters) - Major developing countries with big foreign financing needs are acutely vulnerable to the risk of a sudden stop in investment flows which has unnerved emerging markets in recent weeks. Emerging...Tags: Public Finance, Credit Ratings, Mexico, South Africa, Lobbying
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Soccer-Confederations Cup previous winners and runners-up
ReutersJune 7 (Reuters) - Confederations Cup final results since the competition began in 1992: Date Venue Winners Runners-up 1992 Riyadh Argentina 3 Saudi Arabia 1 1995 Riyadh Denmark 2 Argentina 0 1997 Riyadh Brazil 6 Australia 0 1999 Mexico City Mexico 4...Tags: Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Brazil, Mexico, France, Saudi Arabia
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WRAPUP 2-Mexico central bank seen downplaying rate cut chance
Reuters* Interest rate decision due 0900 local (10 a.m. EDT/1400 GMT * Benchmark interest rates seen on hold at 4.0 percent * Annual inflation cools slightly in May to 4.63 percent By Michael O'Boyle MEXICO CITY, June 7 (Reuters) - Mexico's central bank is...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Polls, Credit Ratings, Central Bank, Mexico
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