Mexico cuts 2013 growth forecast to 3.1%

MEXICO CITY : Mexico cut its 2013 growth forecast on Friday after the economy expanded less than expected in the first quarter due to slumping industrial production and near stagnant exports. Latin America’s More...

Cinco de Mayo: Raise a Glass to May 5!

Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day, as is commonly believed. It is, however, a special event for those in our southern neighboring nation. It’s moreover an excuse to sample all of your More...

Bolivia announces expulsion of USAID

LA PAZ: President Evo Morales announced Wednesday the expulsion of USAID representatives from Bolivia, accusing the US development agency of meddling in the country’s internal affairs. In a fiery speech to More...

Syrian PM ‘survives assassination bid’: state TV

DAMASCUS: Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi escaped an assassination bid on Monday, surviving a blast against his convoy in Damascus, in the latest attack on top members of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The More...

Mother of Boston suspects assails US over son’s death

MAKHACHKALA, Russia: The mother of the two brothers suspected of carrying out the Boston bombings on Thursday launched an impassioned attack on the US authorities over the death of one of her sons, as her husband More...