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  • US man wanted for child sex abuse held in Mexico

    A former college professor in the US who was on the FBI's "10 most wanted" list over allegations of child sex abuse has been arrested in Mexico, officials said. Walter Lee Williams was detained Tuesday, CNN reported. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had put the former university professor on the list for alleged sexual exploitation of children. Williams researched in the field of ...

  • Mexican telecom firm in talks to restructure debt

    Mexico's Maxcom Telecomunicaciones said Tuesday it was looking to raise new capital and restructure debt after failing to make an interest payment. In a filing with the Mexican Stock Exchange, Maxcom said it would use a 30-day grace period with respect to Tuesday's scheduled interest payment of roughly $11 million to continue talks with a new investor and certain of its bondholders with a view ...

  • Mexicos Pemex Evacuates Offices after Threat

    MEXICO CITY - A threat received by Mexican state oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos on Tuesay was a false alarm, it said. It had earlier evacuated its Mexico City headquarters. Following an inspection of the offices Pemex said the threat was a false alarm. A spokesman didn't give any details. The company activated a "security protocol" after receiving the threat, Pemex said on ...

  • Nutrient Pollution Could Cause Record-Setting Dead Zone In Gulf Of Mexico

    NOAA -supported forecast models. Those same models predict a smaller than average hypoxic level in the Chesapeake Bay. A research team comprised of scientists from the University of Michigan, Louisiana State University, and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium used the NOAA-supported models to forecast that this year's Gulf of Mexico hypoxic "dead zone'; will be between ...

  • Carlsbad students project helps village in Mexico

    CARLSBAD -; Pacific Ridge School senior Akash Patel is working on turning an abandoned school bus into a library and community center for an elementary school in San Ignacio, a fishing village in ...

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The Class (Entre les murs) [Blu-Ray]

The Class (Entre les murs) [Blu-Ray]

For its release in English-speaking countries, Laurent Cantets Palme dOr-winning film Entre les murs has been given the rather generic and uninspiring title The Class, in the process losing the texture and subtlety of the original French title, which means literally Between the Wal ... ...

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  • Walter Lee Williams Former USC Professor On FBIs Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List Arrested In Mexico

    This 2011 image provided by the FBI shows Walter Lee Williams, 64, one of the U.S. FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives has been arrested in the resort city of Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Tuesday June 18, ...

  • Brazils Scolari focusing on Mexico clash – video

    Brazil manager Luiz Felipe Scolari says he thinks Mexico will want to prove they are a better team than Brazil when they meet in the Confederations Cup on Wednesday. He refrains from commenting when asked about recent protests in Brazil, timed to coincide with the Confederations Cup and partly prompted by the rising cost of hosting the World ...

  • Cat stands for election in Mexican city

    It started as a joke between friends, but Morris the cat's bid to become mayor of the Mexican city of Jalapa, the capital of the state of Veracruz, has now turned into a social media phenomenon with a serious message about political disenchantment."Morris has become an expression of how fed up people are with all the parties and a political system that does not represent us," said ...

  • TD 2 Takes Aim At Mexican Coast

    MIAMI (CBSMiami) - A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for a portion of southern Mexico as Tropical Depression #2 inches closer to the ...

  • Most Wanted alleged child rapist nabbed in Mexico

    By Isela Serrano and Gabriel Stargardter, Reuters CANCUN, Mexico -- Mexican authorities arrested a former University of Southern California professor who faces sex crimes charges in the Philippines on Tuesday, just hours after ...

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