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The hearing for El Universo case was scheduled for August 25, however it was recently notified that the hearing was moved to August 30 at 09:00am. President Rafael Correa defensive attorney, Alembert Vera requested the new date because the Ecuadorian leader is on vacations on...

Through a statement, actor Will Smith and his wife of more than thirteen years, Jada Pinkett Smith, shoot down rumors of divorce, circulated by Touch Weekly, since early morning. “Although we are reluctant to respond to these types of press reports, the rumors circulating...

The U.S. east coast, from Florida to New England, is on alert as Hurricane Irene could arive there over the weekend, authorities of the U.S. Agency for Emergency Management (FEMA) warned on Tuesday. The authorities also stressed that they are working with their counterparts in...

Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, Duchess of Alba, who is 85 years old, announced her impending marriage with the Social Security Official, Alfonso Diez, 60, with whom she had a relationship since 2008. The Duchess said the marriage will be held in “the strictest privacy”...

On the 48th anniversary of the “I Have a Dream” speech, a memorial will honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The statue has been built in the National Mall. In the culmination ceremony President Barack Obama said, “Even though we’ve had dark days and dark clouds, we were able to...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 shook the eastern coast of the United States and Canada, from Virginia to Toronto, shaking buildings and forcing the evacuation of the Pentagon and the Capitol in Washington. Initial damage reports from Washington included the central tower at the...

Sexual assault charges against former FMI director Dominique Strauss-Kahn have been dropped by a New York judge. Prosecutors cited doubts over the credibility of DSK’s accuser, hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo. DSK is oficially a free man, however he still faces a civil suit Diallo...

Event Organizers of the most important beauty contest of Italy, “Miss Italia”, have decided to put new rules for the crown candidates. From now on, candidates may not have any plastic surgery, use hair extensions, wear colored contact lenses, or highly visible piercings and...

Ecuador TV, state tv station better known as ECTV, filed a lawsuit against former editor of Opinion of El Universo newspaper, Emilio Palacio, in the Court of Guayas. This is a private prosecution made by Enrique Arosemena, general manager of ECTV, who states that Palacio made ​​a...

In Ecuador, about 30 illegal clinics, which claims to give treatment and cure homosexuality, have been closed so far this year. Nicolás Jara, Minister in charge of Public Health estimates that there could be more than 200 such centers in the country. “(…) It would be...