Mexico City, Jun 18 (EFE).- Mexico's Maxcom Telecomunicaciones said Tuesday it was looking to raise new capital and restructure debt after failing to make an interest payment. In a filing with the Mexican Stock Exchange, Maxcom said it would use a 30-day grace period with respect to Tuesday's scheduled interest payment of roughly $11 million to continue talks with a new investor and certain of its bondholders with a view to recapitalizing and reorganizing the company's debt.

A moderate 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Nicaragua on Saturday and rattled nearby cities, but scientists said it was unlikely to have generated a major tsunami. The earthquake struck at 11:34 am (1734 GMT), 90 kilometers (55 miles) west of the capital Managua at a depth of 35 kilometers, the US Geological Survey said in a revised estimate. The USGS had initially estimated the strength of the earthquake as 6.6. The quake rocked coastal cities and was felt in the capital, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

MILTON, Ga. - Battery maker Exide Technologies is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it attempts to restructure its U.S. business. The Milton, Ga., company said its international operations are excluded from the filing, which it made Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. Exide Technologies makes batteries for vehicles and also provides stored electrical energy services for industrial applications.

(Reuters) - A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Hawaii's big island on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury and no tsunami was generated, a spokesman for the governor said. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean 54 km (33 miles) southeast of Pahala on the big island. A spokesman for Hawaii governor Neil Abercrombie said the temblor was felt across the big island and Maui.