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Victor Arnulfo Gallo, Mayor of the city of Tumaco, Colombia, reported that after, the FARC attacked the city, it has suffered economic losses for about 4 million dollars. With the result of these attacks, the city has run out the electric service, which has influenced with the...

The National Electoral Council (CNE) today starts the verification process of 100% signatures submitted by movements and political organizations to participate in the 2013 elections. The CNE revealed that the process is going to be conducted by the Uruguayan company Controles...

This morning, at the Trafalgar Square in London, lit the first Olympic flame of the Paralympic Games 2012, to be held from August 29 to September 9. Athlete Claire Lomas, first person to complete the marathon in the British capital with a bionic suit, was responsible for igniting...

Today the British Foreign Ministry delivered a letter to the Embassy of Ecuador, where Wikileaks’ founder, Julian Assange, has been housed to avoid extradition to Sweden. A spokesman for the British Foreign Ministry said it had sent a formal communication to the Ecuadorian...

The U.N. refugee agency said that more than 200,000 Syrians have fled the country, after the heavy bombings of today left 21 activists dead. In the past 24-hours more than 3,500 Syrians crossed the border into Turkey, Turkish officials said it was one of the highest daily totals...