Washington, Feb 7 (EFE).- The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that California's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

Pinto, Spain, Feb 7 (EFE).- Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador told reporters here Tuesday he plans to remain in professional cycling and that he will fight the suspension imposed on him by the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport in a doping case that dates from July 2010.

Denver, Feb 7 (EFE).- A Colorado grand jury will review the death of a Latino at the hands of a police officer in the course of an undercover investigation, in order to determine the legitimacy of the officer's actions and the way his supervisors reacted, a spokesman for the dead man's family said Tuesday.

Mexico City, Feb 7 (EFE).- State-owned oil giant Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, will "require annual investment and acquisitions" for its operations "exceeding 320 billion pesos (nearly $25.2 billion)" over the next few years, CEO Juan Jose Suarez Coppel said Tuesday.

Panama City, Feb 7 (EFE).- A teenager died Tuesday in anti-mining protests in Panama, bringing to two the number of fatalities in the disturbances since the weekend, police said.

Madrid, Feb 7 (EFE).- The number of Spanish firms and individuals declaring bankruptcy rose 13.3 percent last year to 6,755, the highest total since the country's bankruptcy law took effect in 2004, officials said Tuesday.

Bogota, Feb 7 (EFE).- At least three Indian children were wounded in an explosion Tuesday at a school in Jambalo, a city in Colombia's strife-torn Cauca province, but the cause of the blast has not been determined, officials said.

Phoenix, Feb 7 (EFE).- Attorneys from the U.S. Justice Department and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office agreed here to negotiate changes to the MCSO practices that led Washington to accuse Sheriff Joe Arpaio of abusing the civil rights of Arizona Hispanics.

Washington, Feb 7 (EFE).- The brothers of a Mexican casino magnate who fled the United States in 1994 to avoid fraud and drug charges raised and contributed money for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, The New York Times reported.

New York, Feb 7 (EFE).- Univision Communications Inc. is negotiating with the Walt Disney Co. the launch of a 24-hour cable news channel in English in response to demographic changes in the Latino community and as an attempt to land its share of the English-speaking audience.

Managua, Feb 7 (EFE).- Relatives of migrants in Mexico are being targeted by scam artists posing as Mexican officials, the Nicaraguan government said.

Bogota, Feb 7 (EFE).- One of Colombia's most-wanted drug traffickers and militia chiefs was captured along with his brother in Venezuela, President Juan Manuel Santos said.

Madrid, Feb 7 (EFE).- Spain's foreign ministry said Tuesday that an organization representing indigenous people in the northern Brazilian state of Roraima will receive this year's 2012 Bartolome de las Casas Prize, which is presented jointly by the ministry and Madrid's Casa de America.

Bogota, Feb 7 (EFE).- Colombia's navy found and confiscated 1.54 tons of cocaine in the southwestern province of Nariño, the military said Tuesday.

Santo Domingo, Feb 7 (EFE).- Dominican anti-drug authorities arrested 29 people, including five Puerto Ricans and 17 Russians, and seized 122 kilos (269 pounds) of cocaine being shipped to Puerto Rico.

Miami, Feb 7 (EFE).- Mexican pop singer Gloria Trevi will perform her single "Gloria," a pre-release from her new album "Gloria en vivo," during the Lo Nuestro Prizes gala on February 16 in Miami, her recording company announced Tuesday.

Caracas, Feb 7 (EFE).- Two people, including a bodyguard, died during an attack on Jose Briceño, the governor of the eastern Venezuelan state of Monagas, officials said.

Los Angeles, Feb 7 (EFE).- Mexican actor Demian Bichir said he's doing his best to stay cool with the Oscars coming up, for which he is in the running for the first time in his career and which he called a "fantastic" but "odd" experience upon his arrival at the annual luncheon for the Academy Award nominees.

Lima, Feb 7 (EFE).- A group of suspected guerrillas allied with drug traffickers staged the attack on the police station in Pujiura, a remote town in Peru's Cuzco region, that left two officers wounded, the National Police said.

Santo Domingo, Feb 7 (EFE).- Two more bodies have been recovered from the boat that capsized off the northeastern Dominican Republic over the weekend while carrying a group of migrants bound for Puerto Rico, emergency management officials said.

Miami, Feb 6 (EFE).- The Florida firm that salvaged $500 million in gold and silver coins from the bottom of the Atlantic in May 2007 asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to issue an emergency stay against an order compelling the company to hand over the treasure to Spain.

Barcelona, Feb 6 (EFE).- Spanish artist Antoni Tapies, who wielded a strong influence on 20th century painting, died Monday, sources in the Barcelona city government told Efe. He was 88.

London, Feb 6 (EFE).- The Barcelona soccer club and Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic were honored Monday at the Laureus Sports Awards as the Best Team and Best Male Athlete of 2011, respectively.

Mexico City, Feb 3 (EFE).- The capital's Human Rights Commission said Monday that 134 attacks on communications professionals, including 11 murders, took place in Mexico last year.