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US beats Panama 2-0 in World Cup qualifying

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:57:05 -0400

SEATTLE - The United States and Honduras both took strides toward World Cup qualification with victories on Tuesday while Mexico's ambitions remain in the balance after being held by Costa Rica.

US beats Panama 2-0 in World Cup qualifying

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:50:35 -0400

SEATTLE - Jozy Altidore continued his scoring run. Eddie Johnson earned a moment to remember getting a goal before his raucous home crowd that matched the hype that came with playing a World Cup qualifier in Seattle.

Evans' late goal lifts US over Jamaica 2-1

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:47:40 -0400

Oh so close to a big win on the road, the United States gave up Jermaine Beckford's tying goal in the 89th minute. It appeared as though another trip to Jamaica would prove to be frustrating for the Americans.

Xi represents confident China in US visit

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:22:43 -0400

BEIJING - President Xi Jinping meets his American counterpart, Barack Obama, this week after stops in the Caribbean and Latin America as the leader of a more confident China following a decade of explosive economic and trade growth.

Galaxy, Earthquakes get top seeds

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:29:31 -0400

MIAMI - The Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer each received top seeds Monday night in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League draw.

China gives Costa Rica $900M credit for refinery

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:58:25 -0400

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - China will give Costa Rica a $900 million line of credit to finance the expansion and remodeling of an oil refinery in the Central American country's Caribbean coast, the two countries announced Monday.

China drawn to Mexico's opening economy

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 13:11:04 -0400

MEXICO CITY - China has invested heavily in resource-rich Latin America in recent years, striking major trade deals with governments from Venezuela to Argentina. Now its president is reaching out to one of the few countries in the region where ties have been slow to develop: Mexico.

China drawn to Mexico's opening economy

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:38:09 -0400

Costa Rican environmentalist found dead

Fri, 31 May 2013 23:19:07 -0400

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - An environmentalist who worked to protect leatherback turtles on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast was found dead Friday on a beach used by drug traffickers, authorities said.

Liberty Reserve's money laundering spotted in 2009

Fri, 31 May 2013 19:59:34 -0400

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - Costa Rican officials say the currency transfer firm Liberty Reserve first raised red flags in the Central American country in 2009 when authorities detected money laundering activities.

Costa Rica probes Liberty Reserve founder marriage

Wed, 29 May 2013 23:46:38 -0400

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - The man who allegedly founded currency transfer firm Liberty Reserve may have paid a Costa Rican woman to marry him so he could get citizenship in this country, which lacks an extradition treaty with the United States, authorities said Wednesday.

Feds in NY: Costa Rica money biz a hub for crooks

Wed, 29 May 2013 04:16:33 -0400

NEW YORK - When an undercover agent posing as a new client sought to register at the currency transfer firm Liberty Reserve as "Joe Bogus" from "123 Fake Main Street" in "Completely Made Up City," no one at the company based in Costa Rica objected.

Servia, team preparing for final race of 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:54:22 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - When Oriol Servia arrived at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and heard the slogan, he thought it was intended for him.

Costa Rican volcano spews ash, smoke

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:24:26 -0400

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - Scientists say one of Costa Rica's largest volcanos is spewing clouds of ash and gas, setting off a small-scale evacuation.