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The general secretary of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza, said today that he wants to establish a capital fund of $ 100 million to finance the activities of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the Inter-American Court on Human...

Drug operations in Ecuador have made it an ideal location to smuggle drugs to the United States, Europe and Asia. These statements were made by the Colombian magazine Semana, in a report titled “The Sinaloa cartel rules in Ecuador,” the text that was published...

Foreign Minister of Ecuador, Ricardo Patiño, said today that President Rafael Correa, lamented himself during an interview with C5N when talking about the 1994 bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA for its Spanish acronym) in Buenos Aires, calling it...

The Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has remained absent from the public life in Venezuela and will not attend the summit of the customs union Mercosur, set for today, stated official sources, in the midst of the speculations about his health and the treatments to which he...

After being hospitalized for three days by severe vomiting, due to her pregnancy, Duchess Catherine of Cambridge, known as Kate Middleton, was discharged from King Edward VII Hospital. The Dukes are very grateful to their fans for the wishes for a quick recovery that have been...

Yesterday afternoon, the traditional bullfighting was held in Quito, as part of the celebration of its foundation. This time the bullring was placed in the Belmonte Plaza (Historic Center of Quito). With three quarters of the plaza filled with fans, and a tenuous and intermittent...

Today began the XLIV Presidential Summit of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur for its Spanish acronym) in Brasilia (Brazil). The Summit will address various topics within its busy schedule, including the process of incorporation of Venezuela and the possible entry of Bolivia...

Using the power of social networks (Facebook and Twitter), an “outraged” group has called their fellow Quito people to form part of the “pots and pans” with the idea of rejecting the management made by the mayor of the capital, Augusto Barrera. The call is for today...

American Besse Cooper, the world’s oldest person, died on Tuesday at the age of 116 years. His son, Sidney, told CNN that she “had a long and good life.” When Cooper was asked for her secret to longevity, the old woman said, “I mind my own business and I...

Today Quito celebrates its 478 years of Spanish foundation, and as every year, the Ecuadorian capital so-called “Light of America”, is preparing to celebrate in style this civic holiday, one of the most significant to our country. For several weeks, Quito has been...