A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Mexico on Sunday. The quake struck just after midnight local time (0519 GMT), east of the city of Huitzuco, in Guerrero state, at a depth of about 30 miles, according to Mexico's National Seismological Service and the US Geological Survey.

E-commerce sales in Colombia amounted to nearly USD 2 billion last year, according to a report released on Friday.

Walmart de Mexico said it "has had priorities to cooperate in the investigation and safeguard the independence of the investigation" into bribery allegations in Mexico.

Foreign supermarkets entering India must invest in new supply chain infrastructure, such as warehouses and cold-storages, rather than buying existing assets, the government said on Thursday in a clarification of rules announced last year.

Hurricane Barbara made landfall in Mexico's southern Pacific coast, leaving at least two dead, including a 61-year-old US surfer who drowned under the waves, authorities said.

A committee appointed by the government to look into US giant Walmart's lobbying activities to enter the Indian market is ready with its report and is likely to be submitted in a day or two.

US retail giant Wal-Mart has pleaded guilty to charges of environmental crimes, including mishandling of hazardous waste and pesticides, and agreed to pay a total of USD 110 million to settle the cases.

The government-appointed panel looking into Walmart's lobbying with American lawmakers for its entry into the Indian market is likely to meet on Monday and deliberate on information provided by the retail giant.

The Mexican unit of Japanese auto giant the Honda Motor Co. announced plans to invest $470 million in the construction of a transmission plant in Celaya, in the central state of Guanajuato.

Walmart continued to lobby with the American lawmakers over Indian retail FDI rules during the first quarter of 2013, even as a probe is underway into the global retail giant's US lobbying activities for facilitating its India entry.