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Mexican politician living luxury lifestyle in Spain

Agencia EFEApril 29, 2013 16:16

Mexico City, Apr 29 (EFE).- A former Coahuila governor and Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, chairman is living in an upscale community outside the northeastern Spanish city of Barcelona and paying monthly rent of 3,500 euros (about $4,580), the Mexican press reported Monday. Humberto Moreira is living in a six-room house that has a two-level library, indoor swimming pool and six bathrooms, the Reforma newspaper reported. Moreira told the daily that he was paying for the property with the salary he draws as a teacher and savings.

America, Tigres, Atlas lead Liga MX

Agencia EFEApril 29, 2013 11:46

Mexico City, Apr 29 (EFE).- America, Tigres and Atlas are clustered together atop the Liga MX 16 weeks into the Clausura season, while Queretaro - despite winning its weekend match - has been relegated. America won 4-2 on the road against Pachuca thanks to a hat trick by Christian Benitez, Tigres lost 1-0 to Monterrey and Atlas battled to a 1-1 draw with Puebla. The weekend's results left the three top clubs with 32 points each, though America has an advantage on goal differential.

Mexican university rejects protesters' demands

Agencia EFEApril 25, 2013 13:01

Mexico City, Apr 25 (EFE).- A criminal complaint has been filed against the protesters who occupied the office of the president of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, or UNAM, and the demands made by the demonstrators in exchange for returning the building have been rejected, university officials said. Attorneys representing the university filed a criminal complaint and provided evidence to federal prosecutors, the UNAM said in a statement. The UNAM is Mexico's largest university and one of Latin America's leading higher education institutions.

Moderate earthquake strikes western Mexico, no major damage

Thomson ReutersApril 21, 2013 21:45

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck western Mexico on Sunday, shaking buildings in the capital, but there were no reports of significant damage or injuries, officials said. The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.2 off the coast, was centred 33 km (20 miles) northwest of La Union, on the border between Guerrero and Michoacan states, close to the Pacific coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Top Honduran anti-money laundering official shot dead

Thomson ReutersApril 19, 2013 02:30

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - A leading anti-money laundering official was shot dead late on Thursday in Honduras, which is struggling to cope with violent Mexican drug cartels. Orlen Chavez, head of the anti-money laundering unit in the public prosecutor's office, was shot in his car in the capital Tegucigalpa by unidentified gunmen believed to have been riding motorcycles, the office said. He died shortly afterwards in hospital.

Mexican opposition accuses Cabinet minister of corruption

Agencia EFEApril 18, 2013 15:17

Mexico City, Apr 18 (EFE).- Mexico's main opposition PAN on Thursday urged President Enrique Peña Nieto to dismiss a member of his Cabinet for allegedly planning to use public spending to benefit the governing Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, in upcoming state elections. PAN chair Gustavo Madero issued the call a day after releasing audio and video tapes of discussions about manipulating social programs to boost the vote for the PRI in the July 7 gubernatorial election in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz.

Gulf cartel gunman linked to 11 slayings arrested in Mexico

Agencia EFEApril 17, 2013 14:32

Cancun, Mexico, Apr 17 (EFE).- A man suspected of being in charge of the Gulf drug cartel's gunmen in the Mexican Caribbean resort city of Cancun has been arrested in connection with the murders of 11 people last week, Quintana Roo state Attorney General Gaspar Armando Garcia Torres said. Victor Raul Torres Ojeda was arrested in a movie theater at the Plazas Outlet shopping center along with his bodyguard, Garcia Torres said.

Mexican architect Pedro Ramirez Vazquez dies

Agencia EFEApril 17, 2013 14:02

Mexico City, Apr 17 (EFE).- Pedro Ramirez Vazquez, one of Mexico's most distinguished architects, has died from pneumonia, the National Culture and Arts Council, or Conaculta, said. He was 94. The architect, who designed Mexico City's iconic Azteca Stadium and the new Basilica of Guadalupe, died on Tuesday, the Conaculta said. Ramirez Vazquez was the "most prolific Mexican architect and urban planner in national life in the 20th century," the Conaculta said. The architect died on his 94th birthday, the cultural agency said in a statement.

Pemex CEO: Mexico needs energy industry reform

Agencia EFEApril 17, 2013 12:17

Mexico City, Apr 17 (EFE).- The CEO of Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, said steps to reduce the company's heavy tax burden would be insufficient on their own and that a thorough energy overhaul is needed to pave the way for new investment and allow the state-owned company to modernize and become more profitable. "From the financial point of view, tax reform would not give Pemex the necessary ability to generate greater value for society," Pemex CEO Emilio Lozoya said Tuesday at the "Mexico: Opportunity and Growth" forum.

9 Bodies found along river in northern Mexico

Agencia EFEApril 17, 2013 11:17

Monterrey, Mexico, Apr 17 (EFE).- Nine bullet-riddled bodies were found on the banks of the La Silla River in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, state prosecutors said. The bodies were discovered Monday afternoon in the Reforma district of the city of Juarez, Nuevo Leon Attorney General's Office spokesmen said. The bodies were taken to the coroner's officer, where specialists will try to identify the victims, the AG's office said. Nuevo Leon, one of Mexico's most violent states, is the scene of a turf war between the Gulf cartel and Los Zetas.