Provides the latest RSS feeds for Mexico News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page San Diego News .net http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/cat/4b980140662cfc90/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 21:56:56 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:56:56 -0400 30 Paulina Rubio will join the panel of judges for the popular Fox television show "The X Factor" next season, the Mexican singer's representative announced Tuesday. Rubio will join the judging panel - which includes show creator Simon Cowell, Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child and Disney star Demi Lovato - during the musical contest show's third season. "I love 'The X Factor'! I can't wait to find ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214681682/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:30:01 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214681682/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Mexican telecommunications giant America Movil says it has agreed to buy US mobile operator Start Wireless Group for an undisclosed amount. In a filing with the Mexican Stock Exchange, the Mexico City-based company announced its US unit Tracfone Wireless had reached a deal to acquire the assets of Start Wireless Group, an Ohio-based mobile virtual network operator. The transaction is expected ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214681667/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:00:01 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214681667/scat/4b980140662cfc90 By Adriana Barrera and David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's state oil monopoly Pemex PEMX.UL will boost capacity at its biggest refinery, Salinas Cruz, by around 9 percent or 30,000 barrels per day (bdp) once a $4 billion expansion ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214702256/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:24:43 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214702256/scat/4b980140662cfc90 LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — The western Mexico state of Michoacan is burning. A drug cartel that takes its name from an ancient monastic order has set fire to lumber yards, packing plants and passenger buses in a medieval-like reign of terror.The Knights Templar cartel is extorting protection from all sorts of businesses, prompting a backlash in the western agricultural state. Some communities ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214699303/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:51:20 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214699303/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Undated handout image courtesy of the U.S. Air Force shows a MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft. The U.S. government has authorized the killing of American citizens as part of its controversial drone campaign against al Qaeda even without intelligence that such Americans are actively plotting to attack a U.S. target, according to a Justice Department memo. ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214699339/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:49:02 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214699339/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Pre-1965 immigrants were what made this country what it was for a reason: They were the pre-welfare state immigrants. From around 1630 to 1966, immigrants sank or swam. About a third of them couldn’t make it in America and went home — and those are the ones who weren’t rejected right off the boat for being sick, crippled or idiots. That’s why corny stories of ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214699310/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:40:32 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214699310/scat/4b980140662cfc90 By Gabriel Stargardter MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Mexican stocks plunged to their lowest level in more than eight months on Wednesday, after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed could scale back the pace of bond purchases at one of its "next few meetings." Early in the session, the release of minutes from the last Federal Reserve policy meeting seemed to suggest ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214700660/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:37:47 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214700660/scat/4b980140662cfc90 article from Tuesday shines a light on what, exactly, most Republican governors’ refusal to expand Medicaid will mean for real Americans by examining poor communities in a state headed by one of Obamacare’s most ardent critics: Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX). The piece centers on particularly destitute populations in southern Texas, where some uninsured residents are so poor, sick, and ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214699207/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:33:33 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214699207/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Fitch: Recession Concern Dampens European Investor Sentiment An increasing number of investors expect fundamental credit conditions will deteriorate across sectors, according to a Fitch Ratings investor survey. The more circumspect sentiment was most notable for the sovereign segment, where the proportion of survey respondents anticipating worsening conditions more than doubled to 55%, from 24% ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214699318/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:20:07 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214699318/scat/4b980140662cfc90 In this May 20, 2013 photo, a man on a motorcycle drives past the burnt-out hulks of two trucks and a passenger bus, allegedly torched by the Knights Templar drug cartel as a warning to anyone who tries to bring reinforcements, near the town of Buenavista, Mexico. A drug cartel that takes its name from an ancient monastic order has set fire to lumber yards, packing plants and passenger buses in a ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214699010/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:05 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214699010/scat/4b980140662cfc90 MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Mexico's IPC stock index briefly sank on Wednesday to an eight-month low beneath the key 40,000-point level for the first time since September 2012. The index dipped to the low after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214698095/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:56:12 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214698095/scat/4b980140662cfc90 MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Foreign direct investment in Mexico rose to a six-year high in the first quarter on steep flows from the United States and strong interest in the manufacturing sector, according to preliminary data from the ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214698094/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:56:12 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214698094/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Mexico, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The 2013 Youth Festival of Pop and Rock Music will be held since Wednesday, up to Friday, in six cities of the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The event will count on the participation of 20 groups in 36 concerts in auditoriums and public places. The venues will be Culiacan -the capital of Sinaloa- Los Mochis, Mazatlan, Guasave, Guamuchil and El Fuerte. In the opening ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214696483/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:24:53 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214696483/scat/4b980140662cfc90 A cloud of ash belches out of Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano, some 35 miles from Mexico City, May 20, 2013. Authorities have raised the alert level to "Yellow Phase Three," the fifth of a seven-stage warning system, restricting access to an area of about seven miles around the volcano while preparing evacuation routes and ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214696389/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:56:44 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214696389/scat/4b980140662cfc90 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico sees total mining investment between 2013-2018 of at least $25 billion, holding steady from the previous six years despite the prospect of less favorable metals prices, Mexico's top government mining official ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214695052/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:31:27 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214695052/scat/4b980140662cfc90 MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Creditors of struggling Mexican homebuilder Homex could seek accelerated payment of the company's debt after Homex missed payments on derivative positions, according to a filing on Wednesday. Failure to meet ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214695051/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:31:26 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214695051/scat/4b980140662cfc90 The Wayland Police Department reported Viva Mexican Grill y Tequileri, located at 15 East Plain St., was the only one of 12 establishments that failed an undercover alcohol compliance check on Tuesday. On Tuesday, two youths, aged 18 and 19, were sent into the establishments with instructions to attempt to purchase alcohol without showing any ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214693464/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:39:30 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214693464/scat/4b980140662cfc90 said Tuesday, May 21, it will acquire the remaining 20% stake in its joint venture Philip Morris Mexico SA de CV it does not own for about $700 ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214693465/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:39:28 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214693465/scat/4b980140662cfc90 MEXICO CITY | Wed May 22, 2013 11:44am EDT MEXICO CITY May 22 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso and stocks pared gains on Wednesday that stemmed from comments by U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, who hinted it was not time to rein in monetary stimulus that supports appetite for risky assets. The IPC Index dipped 0.69 percent to 40,251 points while the peso fell 0.238 percent to ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214693210/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:44:25 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214693210/scat/4b980140662cfc90 MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso strengthened in early trading on Wednesday, after testimony revealed U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke does not think it is time to rein in monetary stimulus. Mexico's peso firmed 0.79 ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214691841/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:04:13 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214691841/scat/4b980140662cfc90 MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Failure to meet payments due on derivatives "arguably" constitutes an event of default on debt owed by Mexico's second-largest homebuilder Homex , the company disclosed in a filing on Wednesday. Barclays' Mexico ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214691840/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:04:13 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214691840/scat/4b980140662cfc90 MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish infrastructure group Abertis (ABE.MC) is seeking acquisitions in the Americas, particularly the United States and Mexico, but is in no rush after its 2012 spending spree, its chief executive told Reuters. Abertis became ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214691842/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:04:13 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214691842/scat/4b980140662cfc90 MEXICO CITY | Wed May 22, 2013 10:39am EDT MEXICO CITY May 22 (Reuters) - Mexican stocks jumped on Wednesday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke suggested in a speech that it is not yet time to rein in U.S. monetary stimulus, which has boosted demand for riskier assets around the world. The IPC stock index rose just over 1 percent to 40,969 before hitting resitance and pulling ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214691218/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:39:19 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214691218/scat/4b980140662cfc90 sales (MXWRTRYO) surprised analysts in March by contracting for a second straight month for the first time since 2009, bolstering bets policy makers will cut interest rates again this year. Sales fell 2.4 percent from a year earlier, the national statistics agency said today, more than forecast by any of the 19 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. The median estimate was for an increase of 0.3 ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214690155/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:14:02 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214690155/scat/4b980140662cfc90 * High Chinese domestic prices stimulate imports - trade * Several dealers doubt China will raise import duty * Authorities could step up efforts against smuggling By David Brough and Dominique Patton LONDON/BEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) - A slide ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214690156/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:50:21 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214690156/scat/4b980140662cfc90 (Updates with agriculture minister's quotes) By Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY, May 21 (Reuters) - The United States is not respecting a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on meat labeling, Mexico's Agriculture Minister Enrique Martinez ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214690157/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:50:20 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214690157/scat/4b980140662cfc90 The family of a Canadian man who went missing in Mexico two weeks ago fear they are unable to trust the local police who are leading the investigation. Diego Hernandez, a 22-year-old martial arts instructor from British Columbia, and his American friend Craig Silva, disappeared from the Mexican resort city of Puerto Vallarta on May 8. The two were in the country to organize a mixed martial ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214688164/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:06:12 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214688164/scat/4b980140662cfc90 May 22 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on BP plc's (BP) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Stable from Positive. A full list of rating actions is at the end ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214687297/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:23:27 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214687297/scat/4b980140662cfc90 May 22 (Reuters) - Victor Moses has withdrawn from Nigeria's squad for next month's World Cup soccer qualifiers and Confederation Cup tournament while Chelsea team mate John Obi Mikel has asked to be rested for a friendly against Mexico next ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214686047/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:15:14 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214686047/scat/4b980140662cfc90 May 22 (Reuters) - India's oil imports from Iran fell about 34.2 percent in April from March to about 117,3000 barrels per day (bpd), while shipments in the first four months of the year declined 46.3 percent, tanker arrival data made available ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214685082/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:07:10 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214685082/scat/4b980140662cfc90 LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 is seen opening mixed on Wednesday with financial bookmakers calling the index to open between down by 11 points and up by 13 points. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214683030/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:54:02 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214683030/scat/4b980140662cfc90 In Mexico, people take arms in their hands. Residents of south-eastern states of the country, tired of incessant wars of drug cartels, create armed militia to defend themselves and their streets. Mexican authorities fear the fighters of Mexican self-defense - the authorities actually surrendered to criminal ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214683031/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:52:45 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214683031/scat/4b980140662cfc90 When a little Mexican lunch counter in a gas station becomes something of a dining destination, it says something very good about the talents of the proprietors. Maria Cristina Aldana, encouraged by her husband, Sergio Orozco, opened her first restaurant in that modest setting on ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214682047/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:08:36 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214682047/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Mexico, May 22 (Prensa Latina) President of the Popular Republic of China, Xi Jinping, will visit Mexico from June 4 to 6, informed the Foreign Affairs Secretary. According to the statement, the Chinese head of state will have a private meeting with Mexican president, Enrique Peña Nieto, and another with the official commissions of both countries. The agenda includes his participation in ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214680910/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:17:25 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214680910/scat/4b980140662cfc90 F.N ) is adding a week of production at 20 North American factories this year to build an additional 40,000 vehicles and help sustain its gains in U.S. market ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214680731/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:55:35 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214680731/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Residents greet Mexican army soldiers as they enter the town of La Ruana, Michoacan, Mexico, Monday, May 20, 2013. Residents of western Mexico towns who endured months besieged by a drug cartel are cheering the arrival of hundreds of Mexican army troops. A growing number of people in the state of Michoacan have taken up arms to defend their villages against drug gangs, a vigilante movement born ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214678845/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:41:47 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214678845/scat/4b980140662cfc90 An official of the Nigeria Football Federation told Supersport.com that Mikel had asked to be excused from the tune-up match in order to rest and take care of personal ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214677916/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:49:05 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214677916/scat/4b980140662cfc90 English: A Class A motorhome with the slide-out extended (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Full time RVers have not applied for statehood - yet. I have not been able to come up with a good estimate of what the population of RVania would be. I have seen estimates of anywhere from 200,000 to 1,000,000. The latter would put five states behind RVania in population. I saw one estimate, a bit implausible, ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214677718/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:42:06 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214677718/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Senate panel on Tuesday approved legislation to give millions of illegal immigrants a path to citizenship, setting up a spirited debate next month in the full Senate over the biggest changes ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214678343/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:40:00 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214678343/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Mexican Aaron "La Hoya (Jewel)" Herrera seems confident of his chances against reigning WBO International light welterweight champion Jason "El Nio" Pagara in the 20th edition of Pinoy Pride Series dubbed "Laban Kung Laban" this Saturday at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino. During a press conference yesterday at the Formo Restaurant and Lounge at the ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214677017/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:22:20 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214677017/scat/4b980140662cfc90 People protest holding masks printed with the face of Mexican telecommunications and retail tycoon Carlos Slim as he attends the Meeting of Latin American Businessmen at a hotel in Lima May 3, ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214676572/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:17:56 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214676572/scat/4b980140662cfc90 The Surfers Paradise Eye wheel is being dismantled and will be gone by next week. Pic: Scott Fletcher THE Surfers Paradise Eye has taken its last spin.The controversial attraction, plagued with problems for the past five years, will be pulled to pieces and shipped to Mexico after reportedly costing management $800,000 in the past year.Work began on dismantling the wheel atop the Surfers ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214675815/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:25:12 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214675815/scat/4b980140662cfc90 By Elinor Comlay and Tomas Sarmiento MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The chief executive of Mexico's fourth-largest bank by assets, Grupo Financiero Banorte, is optimistic about expanding the bank's business this year despite of worries over a ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214675816/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:52:31 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214675816/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Grupo Carso company is selling its stake in Philip Morris's Mexico unit to the US tobacco giant for $700 million, the firms said Tuesday. Grupo Carso holds a 20 percent stake in Philip Morris Mexico (PMM) and the companies expect to complete the transaction by September 30, ending a three-decade partnership between Slim and the maker of Marlboro cigarettes. Philip Morris holds almost ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214673979/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:48:40 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214673979/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Same-sex couples are a step closer to being able to share social security benefits after one government agency changed its policy in May 2013. Same-sex marriage has been legal for three years in Mexico City. But delays in Congress to revise the social security laws continue to leave spouses without access to each other's ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214674350/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:43:36 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214674350/scat/4b980140662cfc90 COALCOMAN, Mexico (AP) -- Mexico's top security officials promised Tuesday that a new federal offensive to rescue towns besieged by the Knights Templar drug cartel in western Michoacan state would stay "until there is security and peace for all state ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214674277/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:38:02 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214674277/scat/4b980140662cfc90 MEXICO CITY, May 17, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today issued the following statement following his meeting with Mexico's new Secretary of Agriculture, Enrique Martnez y Martnez: "I am pleased by the productive exchange with Secretary Martnez where we discussed and recognized the strong bilateral agricultural trade between our two countries. Mexico is an important ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214671097/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:12:34 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214671097/scat/4b980140662cfc90 A Southern California couple are headed to prison after pleading guilty to keeping a young niece in the United States illegally as a sex slave. Inez Martinez Garcia, 44, was sentenced Monday to a 20-year prison term. Her husband, Marcial Garcia Hernandez, 45, was given a 23-years-to-life sentence. Both pleaded guilty to multiple counts of abuse. Prosecutors said the couple coerced a relative in ... http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214671853/scat/4b980140662cfc90 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:22 -0400 http://www.sandiegonews.net/index.php/sid/214671853/scat/4b980140662cfc90