Mexican restaurant where Caesar salad was born goes bustSeptember 18th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - The Caesar restaurant in the Mexican city of Tijuana, which is considered to be the birthplace of the famous Caesar salad, has closed its doors because of the recession, the manager of the establishment said. "They kicked us out for not paying (the rent) ...
Mexican flight from Cancun hijacked, held on runway at Mexico City airportSeptember 9th, 2009 Hijackers hold Mexican plane on runwayMEXICO CITY — Hijackers are holding a flight from Cancun to Mexico City. Mexico Communications Secretary Juan Molinar says the plane is sitting on the runway at the Mexico City international airport.
AP source: Americans, French citizens among passengers on Mexican hijacked planeSeptember 9th, 2009 AP source: Americans on hijacked planeWASHINGTON — A U.S. official says American, French, and Mexican citizens were among the passengers aboard a hijacked plane in Mexico.
Mexican president congratulates NASA astronaut 'for putting Mexico's name in space'August 23rd, 2009 Mexican president congratulates NASA astronautMEXICO CITY — Mexico's president is so excited about a NASA astronaut of Mexican descent that he invited him to dinner when the astronaut returns to Earth. President Felipe Calderon told Jose Hernandez that he is "very happy that your are putting Mexico's name in space."
Hernandez was born in California and is the son of Mexican migrant workers.
Mexico accepts UN committee recommendations on lighting plan for Teotihuacan pyramidsAugust 8th, 2009 Mexico accepts UN recommendations on pyramid siteMEXICO CITY — Mexico said Friday it accepts the recommendations of a U.N. committee that criticized a now-suspended plan to install lights on the ancient Teotihuacan pyramids to make it accessible for nighttime visits.
Trains set to roll on Seattle light rail line, planning for up to 50,000 first-day ridersJuly 18th, 2009 Seattle light rail line debutsSEATTLE — A new light rail line is set to debut in Seattle. The 13.9-mile Link route between downtown Seattle and the south Seattle suburb of Tukwila opens Saturday.
Trains roll on Seattle light rail line, planning for up to 50,000 first-day ridersJuly 18th, 2009 Trains roll on Seattle light rail lineSEATTLE — Thousands of people enjoyed free rides Saturday on the first day of service for Seattle's new light rail line. After more than four decades of political wrangling and financial struggles that ran transit rail plans for Seattle off the tracks, trains are finally running.
350 tourists evacuated in north Sikkim after landslideMay 10th, 2009 MANGAN - Around 350 tourists who were stranded Saturday night along the North Sikkim Highway after a massive landslide blocked the road have been evacuated, officials said Sunday. The tourists were stranded between Mangan and Lachen and Lachung in remote north Sikkim.
Tourists leave Mexican resort city amid swine flu fearsMay 4th, 2009 CANCUN - Hundreds of tourists have left the Mexican resort city of Cancun after the governmment announced a swine flu alert in the country. Hotels and resorts in the city have closed their operations following the alert.
21 Bengali tourists attacked in SikkimApril 15th, 2009 GANGTOK - At least 21 tourists from Kolkata were attacked in Sikkim by some assailants wielding swords because they refused to give way to the attackers on a narrow stretch of road, the police said Wednesday. The tourists were on their way to Lachung, a tourist getaway in north Sikkim mountains, when they came under the attack Tuesday night from some suspected political party activists who were canvassing in the area.
Witherspoon learnt monster role from WillisMarch 25th, 2009 LONDON - Oscar winning actress Reese Witherspoon learnt about her role in the new animated movie 'Monsters Vs Aliens' from actor Bruce Willis. Witherspoon plays the voice of a female giant in the new 3D family movie.
Convert sound to light, get better computer chipsMarch 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - By reversing a process of converting electrical signals into sounds, researchers may have a new tool to enhance the way computer chips, LEDs and transistors are built. Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) scientists have for the first time converted the highest frequency sounds into light by reversing a process that converts electrical signals to sound.
Seven tonnes of cocaine seized in Pacific off MexicoFebruary 15th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - The US Coast Guard and Mexican Navy seized seven tonnes of cocaine on the high seas off Mexico's Pacific Coast, officials said Sunday. Investigators found the drugs in a fishing trawler near the coast off the southern Mexican province of Oaxaca.
'You don't sound black': Prince Harry in new race rowFebruary 10th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's Prince Harry has sparked a new race row after allegedly telling a celebrity comedian that he did not 'sound like a black chap'. Comedian Stephen K.
Goa sees 13 percent drop in foreign tourists flying inJanuary 9th, 2009 PANAJI - The number of foreign tourists flying into Goa fell by nearly 13 percent this holiday season, say the police. Russians have now become the second largest group of foreign tourists flying into the coastal state, after the British.
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