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• Three bodies found at Mexico Pemex blast site, toll reaches 36

  MEXICO CITY, Feb 3- Mexican rescue workers found three more bodies over the weekend amid the rubble of a deadly blast that tore through state oil firm Pemex's main office complex, the government said, as search efforts appeared to near a close.

• ANALYSIS-Deadly Pemex blast tests Mexico's new president

  *Opportunity for Pena Nieto to show a more transparent PRI. MEXICO CITY, Feb 3- A deadly blast at Mexican state oil firm Pemex's headquarters is the first key test of new President Pena Nieto's promise that his party has broken with a past of shady cover-ups, and if handled properly, could help him overhaul the lumbering giant.

• UPDATE 1-U.S., Mexico reach tomato deal to avert trade war

  The draft agreement substantially raises the minimum "reference" price at which Mexican tomatoes can be sold in the United States and accounts for changes that have occurred in the tomato market since the original agreement, Sanchez said.

• U.S., Mexican growers reach tomato deal, U.S. says

  WASHINGTON, Feb 2- The U.S. government and Mexican tomato growers reached a tentative agreement on Saturday that reduces the threat of a costly trade war stemming from a U.S. decision last year to pull out of a 1996 bilateral tomato trade pact.

• US, Mexico in weekend talks on tomato pact

  The department made a preliminary decision in September to terminate a 1996 U.S.- Mexico tomato trade agreement after Florida growers complained the arrangement did not protect them against Mexican tomatoes sold below the cost of production.

• UPDATE 5-Mexico probes if blast was attack or accident, 33 dead

  *Pemex a byword in Mexico for accidents and corruption. By Gabriel Stargardter and David Alire Garcia. MEXICO CITY, Feb 1- Mexico's government vowed on Friday to find out whether an explosion that killed 33 people at the headquarters of its state-run oil monopoly Pemex was a deliberate attack or yet another stain on the company's poor safety record.

• UPDATE 3-Modelo deal parties working on DOJ concerns -source

  NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON- Feb 1- Anheuser-Busch InBev SA, Grupo Modelo and Constellation Brands Inc are discussing ways to address U.S. regulators' antitrust concerns over their mega-merger and expect to soon open settlement talks to avoid a trial, a source close to one of the companies said on Friday.

• WRAPUP 4-Mexico interest rate cut hint was 3-to-1 split-minutes

  *Policymakers divided over signal to markets. MEXICO CITY, Feb 1- Mexico's central bankers split over whether to send a signal they might cut interest rates if inflation keeps cooling, according to minutes of their January discussions.

• UPDATE 4-Mexico blast kills at least 33, flagging Pemex safety woes

  *Pemex a byword in Mexico for accidents and oil theft. MEXICO CITY, Feb 1- Rescue workers pulled out more bodies from debris at the headquarters of Mexican state oil giant Pemex on Friday after a powerful explosion killed at least 33 people and threw a spotlight onto the state-run company's poor safety record.

• FACTBOX-Mexico's oil giant Pemex at reform crossroads

  *Mexico is the world's No. 7 oil producer and a top exporter to the United States. The government warns that Mexico could become a net oil importer as early as 2018 if major new oil finds cannot be developed.

• UPDATE 2-Mexico blast kills at least 32, flagging Pemex safety woes

  *Pemex a byword in Mexico for accidents and oil theft. MEXICO CITY, Feb 1- Rescue workers on Friday pulled out more bodies from debris at the headquarters of Mexican state oil giant Pemex, where an explosion that killed at least 32 people has thrown a spotlight back on the state-run company's poor safety record.

• ANALYSIS-AB InBev could keep Mexico prize with brewery sale

  BRUSSELS, Feb 1- Anheuser-Busch InBev could salvage its plan to take full control of Grupo Modelo by keeping its sights on the lucrative market in Mexico and letting others brew Corona destined for the United States.

• WRAPUP 1-Mexico central bankers split over rate cut signal-minutes

  MEXICO CITY, Feb 1- Mexico's central bankers disagreed over whether to send a signal that interest rate cuts are possible to support growth as long as inflation remains tame, according to minutes of their discussion, released on Friday.

• UPDATE 1-Mexico Pemex blast death toll rises to 32, cause unclear

  *Pemex a byword in Mexico for accidents and oil theft. MEXICO CITY, Feb 1- The death toll from an explosion at the Mexico City headquarters of Mexican state oil company Pemex has risen to 32, but the cause of the incident is still unclear, the company said on Friday.

• Mexico rescue workers search for survivors after Pemex blast kills 25

  *Pemex a byword in Mexico for accidents and oil theft. MEXICO CITY, Feb 1- Emergency services worked into the early hours of Friday to find people trapped in rubble under state oil company Pemex's headquarters in Mexico City after an explosion that killed at least 25 people and injured more than 100..

• UPDATE 1-MetLife to buy BBVA Chile pension business for $2 bln

  Feb 1- MetLife Inc said it has agreed with BBVA to buy AFP Provida S.A., the largest private pension fund administrator in Chile, for about $2 billion in cash to expand its presence in emerging markets. MetLife said BBVA, Spain's second-biggest bank, has agreed to transfer its 64.3 percent stake to MetLife.

• Reuters World News Highlights 1800 GMT, Feb 1

  BAMAKO/ TIMBUKTU, Mali- Human rights groups said on Friday a French-led offensive against Islamists in Mali had led to civilian deaths in airstrikes and ethnic reprisals by Malian troops, a day before President Francois Hollande was due to visit the country.

• On Sao Paulo subway, a leap for Brazil infrastructure

  SAO PAULO, Feb 1- Two hundred feet under Sao Paulo's most famous old-money neighborhood, home to artists, coffee barons and retired generals, a major breakthrough is about to take place in Brazil's quest to improve its dilapidated infrastructure.

• INVESTMENT FOCUS-Rare dollar renaissance eyed on the horizon

  LONDON, Feb 1- For all the frenetic activity in 2013 so far and in the face of a seemingly endless flood of newly-minted greenbacks, some of the world's biggest investors are already bracing for a rare U.S. dollar renaissance. To look at the 15 percent rise of the dollar against Japan's yen over in just three months, it's tempting to say the revival is already underway.

• UPDATE 7-Explosion at Mexican oil giant Pemex headquarters kills 25

  MEXICO CITY, Jan 31- A powerful explosion rocked the Mexico City headquarters of state-owned oil giant Pemex on Thursday, killing at least 25 people, injuring more than 100 and trapping others inside. The explosion was the latest in a series of safety problems to hit Mexico's national oil monopoly.