Edgar Valdez Villarreal was arrested after a 14-month manhunt involving
1,200 Mexican federal police and an unknown number of U.S. agents. He
faces multiple indictments in the United States for importing tons of
cocaine. Mexican authorities say he is a kidnapper, torturer and murderer
- as well as a major trafficker of marijuana and cocaine.
Stashing cash in spare tires, engine transmissions and
truckloads of baby diapers, couriers for Mexican drug cartels are moving
tens of billions of dollars in profits south across the border each year,
a river of dirty money that has overwhelmed U.S. and Mexican customs
agents.
After three decades of spectacular growth, China passed Japan in the second quarter to become the world’s second-largest economy behind the United States.
Former President Fidel Castro of Cuba addressed a session of Parliament for the first time in four years on Saturday, the latest of several recent public appearances after a long period of seclusion.
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One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that, would tell one anything. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
La hija de la cantante Thalía y del empresario discográfico Tommy Mottola nació el domingo, se encontraba en buen estado de salud y será llamada Sabrina Sakae, informaron el lunes representantes de la estrella mexicana.
Sabrina Sakae nació el domingo por la mañana, con un peso de 3,74 kilogramos (8 libras y 4 onzas), informaron las representante de Thalía, Kim Jakwerth y Marleah Leslie en un comunicado recibido por The Associated Press.
"La mamá, el papá, y la pequeña Sabrina se encuentran saludables, muy contentos y residirán por el momento en su rancho (hacienda) en Colorado", añadió la declaración, sin precisar si el nacimiento ocurrió en ese estado o en Nueva York, como informaron algunos medios sin citar fuentes.
El comunicado señaló que el nombre de Sabrina significa "princesa", mientras que el de Sakae quiere decir "prosperidad" en japonés.
En junio, Jakwerth reveló el embarazo de la cantante, quien tiene actualmente 36 años.
La artista lleva siete años de matrimonio con Mottola, ex presidente de Sony Music Entertainment, de 58 años. Desde comienzos de este año, había anunciado que estaba deseosa de tener un hijo.
"Ya me siento lista, como mujer me siento en el momento ideal", había dicho la cantante.
Thalía ha vendido más de 12 millones de discos en el mundo y protagonizado telenovelas como "María la del barrio" y "María Mercedes". Tiene una línea de modas para Kmart, es la imagen de los chocolates Hershey y su programa de radio semanal "The Conexion Thalia Radio Show", debutó en ABC Radio en Español a principios de este año con transmisiones en Nueva York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago y Puerto Rico.
Argentina bond risk fell the most in Latin America over the past three months as quickening economic growth and a $12.9 billion debt restructuring boosted confidence in the country’s ability to pay its debt.
Archaeologists say forest across the Amazon, was home to an advanced, even
spectacular civilization that managed the forest and enriched infertile
soils to feed thousands.
The apartment is on the second story of a three-story, walk-up building, constructed of concrete about 40 years ago. The old city is Cartagena's tourist and cultural center; shopping, dining and public transportation are within walking distance.
He was warned the journey north would be hard, so Gilmar Morales beefed up on eggs and sausage, bought some ham sandwiches from the bodega across the street, told his mother he loved her and set off with two other relatives on a path well-traveled by young people here in one of Latin America’s poorest countries.
Mario Gómez is all too familiar with the hardships of prolonged confinement. While still in his 30s, his family said, he survived as a stowaway on a ship for 11 days, living below deck on little more than bits of chocolate and drops of water collected in a shoe — an ordeal so trying it brought him closer to God.
It’s great they got these drug lords, but they will be replaced quickly. Law enforcement is helpless in the fight against the cartels due to their economic ability to sustain their criminal activities.
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Chávez pierde opinión La popularidad del presidente venezolano, Hugo Chávez, cayó en dos años del 65 a un 38 por ciento actual, y continúa perdiendo puntos.
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