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MexicoStar.com Friday 19th March 2010 Issue 078/2010
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"The idea of human rights begins with a fundamental commitment to the dignity that is the birthright of every man, woman and child."
Hillary Rodham Clinton
The U.S. Secretary of State was speaking on the release of the 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.

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Police Use Ancient Weapons In Mexico's Drug War: Animal Sacrifice And Spirit Tattoos
Military Fights Drug Suspects In Mexico, 3 Dead

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Stephanie Rice steals Schipper's 100 m butterfly title
Injured Hopes doubtful for Twenty20 World Cup, IPL stint
No PCB contracts for Younis, Yousuf, Malik
CRPF organizes T20 cricket tournament to curb stone pelting menace

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Chile Goes North To South By Southwest
Sanin Wins Colombia Conservative Candidacy
Venezuela Asks For Details Of Charges In Eta Case
Peru Aims For Japan, South Korea Trade Talks In April

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Breaking News
Gunmen Block Roads In Mexico's Drug-plagued North
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Armed men likely linked to drug gangs blocked highways with trucks and buses in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey on Friday in an apparent attempt to hamper army...

Army, Drug Gangs Battle In Mexico Amid Blockades
Police stand next to a trailer truck that was stolen and then used as a barricade by gunmen in the city of San Nicolas on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico Friday March 19, 2010. Local authorities...
Ncaa: New Mexico State Coach Hit With Technical
Oakland, Mich. player Derick Nelson covers his head with a towel in the final seconds of an NCAA first-round college basketball game against Pittsburgh, in Milwaukee, Friday, March 19, 2010....
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World News
Pope signs letter on child abuse cases in Ireland
Pope Benedict XVI Friday signed a highly anticipated pastoral letter to Catholics in Ireland dealing with a child sex abuse scandal involving priests, the Vatican...

Headley convicted over Mumbai conspiracy Headley convicted over Mumbai conspiracy
US citizen David Headley has pleaded guilty to finding the targets for the 2008 attacks on the Indian city of...
UN envoy says Pakistan should not have arrested Taliban leadersUN envoy says Pakistan should not have arrested Taliban leaders
The BBC has reported that the UN's former envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide, has made strong criticisms of Pakistan's recent arrest of high-ranking Taliban...
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Business News
Wall Street shivers over Indian rate hikeWall Street shivers over Indian rate hike
U.S. stocks closed in the red on Friday. For the Dow Jones it was the first time in 9...

Century old Bank of Hiawassee shutteredCentury old Bank of Hiawassee shuttered
The FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Citizens South Bank, Gastonia, North Carolina, to assume all of the deposits of Bank of...
10 branches of Appalachian Community Bank close10 branches of Appalachian Community Bank close
Appalachian Community Bank with $1.01 billion in assets has been unable to stay...
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bullet Mexican navy rescues eight Americans adrift in sea corner

The Mexican navy rescued eight Americans who were drifting in the Pacific on board a pleasure boat after one of its engines caught fire, stranding them eight miles off Cabo San Lucas, officials said.

Navy personnel set sail from the Los Cabos Search and Rescue Naval Station after receiving a call from the port authority alerting them of the fire on board the Fish Sqwisher, the navy said in a communique Tuesday.

When the Mexican vessel arrived at the scene, 'the fire in the boat's propulsion engine had already been put out', and so they began evacuating the passengers on the craft, all of whom were 'in good health', the statement said.

The boat and its crew and passengers were taken to Cabo San Lucas, a resort town at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, the Mexican navy said.

Baja California Sur is one of the preferred destinations for US tourists in Mexico and currently there are thousands of visitors there enjoying US universities' spring break.


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