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OAS, ALBA and UNASUR will Meet to Discuss Tension Between Ecuador and UK

OAS Permanent Council will meet in special session today to discuss “the situation between Ecuador and the United Kingdom” after the Latin American country said it would grant asylum to Wikileaks’ founder, Julian Assange. Permanent Representative to the Organization...
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British Foreign Secretary will not give safe passage to Assange

British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, said that that there are no legal grounds to grant safe passage to Julian Assange, after Ecuador’s government today granted him asylum. “We will not grant a safe conduct to to Assange to leave the UK, there is no legal basis...
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Electoral Term Expires Tomorrow According to CNE Schedule

Tomorrow is the deadline for organizations and political movements to deliver the required documentation to participate in the elections of February 17, 2013, according to the schedule approved by the National Electoral Council (CNE for its Spanish acronym). The CNE does not...
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The Price of Flour Increases in Ecuador

The bread-producing sector is concerned for the increase on the price of the quintal of flour. As of last Monday the new price is $42, a week ago the quintal of flour was worth $37. Nicolas Lara, the president of the Bakers Union of Guayaquil, stated that milling companies...
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Helicopter Crash Kills 11 in Afghanistan

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), reported today that a helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing 11 people. Seven Americans, three members of the Afghan National Security Forces and an Afghan...
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Demonstrators Call Taxis For Julian Assange

Shortly after the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry, Ricardo Patino, announced the agreement for diplomatic asylum for Julian Assange, several supporters of the WikiLeaks Founder called for taxis to pick up Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Supporters of Assange hinder the...
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Sanchez Aguilar Theatre Prepares for Opera Casanova

This August 30, 31 and September 1st, the Sanchez Aguilar Theatre has to present one of the most anticipated works of the year: “Casanova“, starring the actor and film director, John Malkovich. This chamber opera tells the story of Giacomo Casanova, who close to his...
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Assange’s mother says Britain might be acting on behalf of Washington

Julian Assange’s mother, Christine, said on Thursday that the USA might be behind the threat of joining the British Embassy Ecuador in London to arrest his son and asked the Australian Justice Minister, Nicola Roxon to protest for this threat. Wikileaks’ founder has taken...
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Syrian Rebels Threaten To Contact Al Qaeda

A commander that fight against the Syrian regime of Bashar Al-Assad in Aleppo warned today that if the West does not help the opposition they will turn to al-Qaeda for help. Commander Abu Ammar, stated that “we do not want to do it this way, but if no one helps us, we will make a...
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Ecuador Grants Asylum to Assange

Today Ecuadorian government granted political asylum to Julian Assange, amid the diplomatic tension between Quito and London generated by the decision on the fate of the founder of Wikileaks. “Ecuador has decided to grant diplomatic asylum for Julian Assange,” said...
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