Cruz Azul’s Technical Director Abducted in Mexico
Omar Romano, the technical director of the Mexican football team Cruz Azul has been abducted by a well organized group of kidnappers.
According to the police, armed people in a car kidnapped the 47-year-old Argentinean technical director Thursday. The incident took place near a training field in Mexico City, renowned for its worst abduction statistics in the world. Investigations are underway it was reported.
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Kidnap fear stalks Mexico as soccer coach snatched
Heavily armed kidnappers snatched the Argentine coach of one of Mexico's biggest soccer teams in broad daylight, a brash crime that put fresh pressure on authorities to contain growing violent crime.
Police admitted on Wednesday they had few clues about who abducted Ruben Omar Romano, trainer of first division Cruz Azul, by blocking a road and grabbing him from his car Tuesday after a training session in the south of Mexico City.
"Whoever did this kidnapping is a perfectly well organized group that had enough vehicles and armed elements to carry out an exact
Mexico: 1 killed, 2 abducted in attack
Chaos engulfed the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca on Tuesday as gunmen killed one man in an attack on protesters, who seized broadcasting stations and sealed off the city with burning barricades.
Hospital sources said one man died of gunshot wounds. Protesters supporting the three-month-old strike by local schoolteachers said two others had been abducted by the attackers.
Federal authorities claimed the gunmen were deployed by the state Governor Ulises Ruiz in a bid to dislodge the protesters from a state-run radio building they seized on August 1. The governor, however, denied any responsibility.
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Ambassadors of Germany, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico
Ambassadors of Germany, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico and Mongolia present letters of accreditation
COMMANDER of the Revolution Juan Almeida Bosque, vice president of the Council of State, accompanied by Bruno RodrÃguez Parilla, acting minister of foreign affairs, yesterday formally received the ambassadors of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Ecuador, the Republic of Peru, Mexico and Mongolia for the presentation of their letters of accreditation.
His Excellency Mr. Hans-Ulrich Lunscken, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany, was accompanied by Mr. Dietmar Geisendorf, first secretary, and Ms Annett Greiner, first secretary
Finding missing U.S. kids in Mexico a difficult task
If the two small children abducted from a home near Queen Creek on Sunday were taken to Mexico, as family members believe, they won't be easy to find.
Mexico is the No. 1 foreign destination for children taken by a family member from the United States, according to the U.S. State Department. Insufficient cooperation between the two countries, a lack of resources in Mexico, the slow Mexican court system and a cultural fear of officials hamper their recovery.
"Some cases can take days, but some can take years," said Julia Alanen, director of the
Finding missing U.S. kids in Mexico a difficult task
If the two small children abducted from a home near Queen Creek on Sunday were taken to Mexico, as family members believe, they won't be easy to find.
Mexico is the No. 1 foreign destination for children taken by a family member from the United States, according to the U.S. State Department. Insufficient cooperation between the two countries, a lack of resources in Mexico, the slow Mexican court system and a cultural fear of officials hamper their recovery.
"Some cases can take days, but some can take years," said Julia Alanen, director of the
Mexico City's Water Supply for 9 Mln Threatened by Faulty Pipes
The stone remains of an aqueduct built by the Aztecs remind Mexico City residents of the capital's longtime dependence on outside sources for water.
Five hundred years later, Mexicans can't ensure the city, North America's largest, is getting the water it needs.
Broken pipes leak more than a third of the water the city's 9 million residents consume, said Juan Carlos Guasch, technical director for the city's water system. The neighboring state of Mexico, the main supplier, says the city is taking more than double its allotment because of
Mexico's Televisa replaces $600 mln in debt
Mexico's No. 1 broadcaster Televisa said on Wednesday it had successfully replaced $600 million in existing debt with identical new paper in a technical operation to comply with U.S. market regulations.
Televisa (TLVSCPO.MX: Quote, Profile, Research) (TV.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said its month-long offer to exchange debt with a coupon of 6.625 percent and maturing in 2025 for identical new paper closed on Tuesday.
"The total amount of old debt was exchanged for new bonds, corresponding to $600 million in new bonds issued today, September 7, 2005," Televisa said.
The operation was a purely technical one
Cruz Azul stay top in Mexico
Cruz Azul retained the leadership of the Apertura tournament in Mexico after a crucial 2-1 away win at Tigres.
Francisco "Kikin" Fonseca and Argentinian midfielder Gabriel Pereyra put Cruz Azul 2-0 up before Argentinian striker Andres Silvera shortened the gap.
In Chile, giants Colo Colo played a 2-2 draw with Cobresal to retain their leadership in the Clausura tournament.
It was, however, a great result as they were losing 2-0 and showed an extraordinary recovery.
In Argentina, leaders San Lorenzo missed the chance to escape on top of the Apertura tournament after tying 1-1 with
Mexico police score rare win in soccer coach rescue
Berated for endemic corruption and their failure to defeat drug cartels, Mexico's police basked in a rare victory against organized crime on Thursday after the bloodless rescue of a kidnapped soccer coach.
Federal agents sprung Ruben Omar Romano, the Argentine coach of leading team Cruz Azul, from captivity in a house in the crime-ridden neighborhood of Iztapalapa on Wednesday night, without a shot being fired. Seven people were arrested.
Romano, who was being held for a $5 million ransom that was never paid, spent two months blindfolded in the house after being seized
Columbus, OH (Sports Network) - Mexico heads into its rivalry match Saturday against the United States at Columbus Crew Stadium without the services of captain Pavel Pardo due to suspension.
Pardo is suspended due to an accumulation of cards during World Cup qualifying. Mexico will now have to attempt to qualify for the finals next summer in Germany without the influential CF America midfielder.
"It's the game that I wanted to play in the most because it is important because of what it means and because I wanted to beat the United States," Pardo told Terra.com earlier in the week.
