Mexico

Wildfires hit six U.S. states, small towns evacuated

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Santa Fe, New Mexico - A wildfire burned out of control for a fourth day in the steep mountains of southwestern New Mexico on Saturday, one of several blazes that have consumed more than 200 square miles (520 square km) of rugged land in six U.S. states.

Wildfires hit six U.S. states, small towns evacuated

Santa Fe, New Mexico - A wildfire burned out of control for a fourth day in the steep mountains of southwestern New Mexico on Saturday, one of several blazes that have consumed more than 200 square miles (520 square km) of rugged land in six U.S. states.

26 May 2012

Bud dumps heavy rain on Mexico's Pacific coast

MANZANILLO, Mexico - The remnants of the first hurricane of the 2012 season, Bud, dumped heavy rain along Mexico's coast early on Saturday but caused little damage before it turned back into the Pacific.

26 May 2012

Mexico to place Samurai bond next week

MEXICO CITY, May 25 - Mexico will place a landmark unsecured yen bond next week in a deal that could open up Japan's debt market to Latin America.

26 May 2012

Ex-Mexico cop pleads guilty in U.S. to organizing cartel hit squad

- A former Mexican police officer accused of organizing a hit squad for the once-powerful Tijuana drug cartel pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court on Friday to racketeering and drug trafficking, prosecutors said.

26 May 2012

Hurricane Bud weakens off Mexico's Pacific coast

MANZANILLO, Mexico - Hurricane Bud weakened as it churned closer to Mexico's coast on Friday, but brought heavy rains and strong winds that downed trees and closed schools and a major Pacific shipping port.

25 May 2012

Crews battle wildfires raging in six US states

SANTA FE, New Mexico - Crews battled to contain a massive New Mexico wildfire on Friday that torched a dozen homes, the largest of several blazes that have consumed more than 200 square miles (520 square km) of rugged land in half-a-dozen U.S. states in recent days.

25 May 2012

UPDATE 1-Mexico's oil exports fall in April, production steady

* Oil output holds steady in the month at 2.54 mln bpd (Updates with details)

25 May 2012

Analysis: Slow and steady Mexico draws equity bets over Brazil

MEXICO CITY - Mexican stocks are drawing investors away from Brazil as Latin America's biggest economy loses steam and Mexico's close ties to the United States render it a safer bet in unsettled times.

25 May 2012

Firefighters save some homes from New Mexico wildfire

SANTA FE, New Mexico - Firefighters managed to protect the remaining homes in a southwestern New Mexico subdivision overnight, but some outlying buildings were engulfed by flames from a fire that burned on rough mountain terrain near the Arizona border.

25 May 2012
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Syria blames rebels for Houla massacre

AMMAN - Facing growing world outrage over the killing of at least 109 people in a restive town, Syria on Sunday accused rebels of carrying out the massacre, in which dozens of children perished.

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Greek debt – remember the goats

Greece's creditors have essentially let it off the hook by overwhelmingly agreeing to take a 74 percent loss. So what better time to remember one of the first times Athens got in trouble with paying its debts.