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Suspect held in Mexico

Suspect held in Mexico By Hugh Dellios and David Heinzmann, Tribune staff reporters. Tribune foreign correspondent Hugh Dellios reported from Mexico, and staff reporter David Heinzmann reported from Chicago. The FBI and Mexican authorities on Wednesday arrested a man charged in the January 2005 slaying of a restaurant hostess and Evanston native who was beaten and strangled in her North Side apartment. Roberto Ramirez, 25, was identified almost immediately as the main suspect in the Jan. 24 killing of Melissa Dorner, 21, whose body was found in her apartment. Ramirez who lived in the same building in the 6100 block of North

Pacquiao wary of Velazquez

After a so-so performance in his first sparring session last Thursday against Israel Vazquez, Manny Pacquiao performed much better on Saturday when he worked out with Mexican lightwelterweight Juan Carlos “Panda” Martinez for six rounds at the Wild Card Boxing Club. While Martinez is not an exceptional fighter, he was still able to make Pacquiao work hard because of his non-stop, swarming style. The good thing about Martinez is "he’s always there," Justin Fortune, Pacquiao’s conditioning coach, said. Fortune, who once fought and lost to Lennox Lewis, took charge for the third straight day as Freddie Roach is still in Canada attending

Galeria Abraham Ramirez: Acapulco

Galeria Abraham Ramirez: Acapulco

Mexico Industrial Output Likely Grew 0.8% in July, Survey Shows

Mexico Industrial Output Likely Grew 0.8% in July, Survey Shows Mexico's industrial production probably grew less than 1 percent for a second straight month in July as Hurricane Emily forced state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos to scale back output. Industrial output rose 0.8 percent from the year-earlier period after increasing 0.7 percent in June, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of 11 economists. The government is scheduled to release the July report today at 3:30 p.m. New York time. The hurricane, which reduced Pemex's offshore oil output, added to a slowdown in Mexico's economy that has come as

Militarization in Mexico’s La Huasteca

Activists from Mexico's east-central indigenous region of La Huasteca held a press conference in the national capital Sept. 21 to protest a growing presence of soldiers and paramilitaries in the the zone, citing a wave of assassinations of peasant leaders. Directors of the Mexican League for the Defense of Human Rights (LIMEDH) and the Human Rights Committee of Las Huastecas and Sierra Oriental (CODHHSO) said the militarization of the region coinicded with growing "struggles by the indigenous to recover lands stolen by the landlords." LIMEDH president Adrian Ramirez said that the rugged zone of La Huasteca, straddling the states of Hidalgo,

Aqua Gallery: Guadalajara

Aqua Gallery: Guadalajara Aqua Gallery is an exhibition of painting, sculpture, carpets handmade and recorded. Representatives of tapatíos artists like Jorge Martinez, Enrique Magaña, Bright Mayan, Laura Garci'a Rulfo, Héctor Javier Ramirez, Maria Teresa Mendiola, Jose Galindo and Jesus Bush. Address :Aztecas #995, Colonia Fracc. Monraz Guadalajara, Jalisco. C.P: 44670 Tel/Fax: (33) 3642 1377 Schedule: Monday through Friday 10:00 to 14:00 hrs. and 17:00 to 19:00 hrs.

Blast Destroys Mexico Fireworks Market

Blast Destroys Mexico Fireworks Market Fire, Explosions Destroy Mexico's Top Fireworks Market Just Before Independence Day A fire engulfed Mexico's most famous fireworks market Thursday, setting off a chain of explosions in a town northeast of the nation's capital that destroyed hundreds of open-air stands just ahead of Independence Day celebrations. There were no reports of deaths and only three serious injuries reported by late afternoon, Mexico State Civil Defense Director Roberto Vazquez told The Associated Press. He said hundreds were treated for cuts and bruises or shock after the explosions at the marketplace in Tultepec, a few miles from Mexico City. elipe

Mexico’s prophet picks home team

Mexico's prophet picks home team Mexico's self-proclaimed "Grand Warlock" predicts host Germany will win soccer's World Cup this summer, avenging its loss four years ago to Brazil in the final. This isn't necessarily good news for the Germans, The Associated Press notes. Antonio Vazquez has been making annual predictions since 1980 based on tarot card readings and his scrutiny of the stars, forecasting events ranging from Mexican elections to turns in the love lives of local pop divas. His readings get wide coverage in the local media, but his results have been spotty and he has become famous in recent years for

Huge firework blast rattles Mexican

Huge firework blast rattles Mexican A chain of explosions ripped through a sprawling market selling fireworks for Mexico's independence celebrations on Thursday, sending a huge column of smoke sky-high but causing only a handful of serious injuries. Hundreds of blasts lasting for two hours reduced the market in the town of Tultepec, north-west of Mexico City, to a charred ruin. A large-scale tragedy was avoided only because stall owners ran for their lives as the explosions began. Huddled with her children on the edge of a smoldering mass of twisted metal and smoldering wood the size of a football pitch and reeking

Leader of largest Mexican labor union coalition dies

Leader of largest Mexican labor union coalition dies Leonardo Rodriguez Alcaine, the leader of Mexico's largest and most politically influential labor organization, died today at a hospital in Mexico City from a heart illness, union officials said. He was 86. Rodriguez Alcaine served as secretary-general of the Mexican Workers' Confederation since the death in 1997 of Fidel Vazquez, the iron-fisted boss who dominated Mexico's union movement since the late 1930s. Under Rodriguez Alcaine, the confederation maintained close ties to Mexico's former ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, which held the presidency from 1929 until President Vicente Fox's election in 2000. When Fox addressed