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Floods in Philippines leave 49 Dead

Forty nine people died after the heavy rains flooded Manila, Philippines, and more than 2 million people in Metro Manila and several Luzon provinces were affected by the heavy rains. According to the National Disaster Risk Resolution and Management Council (NDRRMC) stated that...
Posted On 09 Aug 2012
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Syria Civil War Continues to Escalate

The destruction of Syria is now in full action. After the defection of Syria’s prime minister has increased the tensions in the war torn country. Meanwhile the civil war rapid escalation has forced Western and regional intervention. Meanwhile US President Barack Obama has not...
Posted On 09 Aug 2012
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Google’s Interactive Doodle for London 2012 Slalom Canoe

Google continues to surprise us with its interactive Olympic doodles. First there was the hurdles, then basketball and now pays tribute to slalom canoeing. The player must cross a river full of obstacles not to mention crossing the “doors” for more points. The game is easy to...
Posted On 09 Aug 2012
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Jefferson Perez Could Enter the IOC

This Thursday August 9, the Athletes Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will include four new members, and former Ecuadorian marcher Jefferson Perez is among the candidates because of his great sporting career. There are a total of 21 candidates for the four...
Posted On 08 Aug 2012
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Alex Quiñonez will go to Finals

Today Ecuadorian sprinter, Alex Quiñonez, came third in the second semifinals of the 200-meter category of the London 2012 Athletics with a time register of 20.37 seconds. Quiñonez classified to the finals in the repechage. Tomorrow Quiñonez will compete in the finals along the...
Posted On 08 Aug 2012
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Yemen Soldiers Foil Al-Qaeda Plot

Today soldiers from Yemen foiled a plot by an Al-Qaeda-linked cell before it carried attacks inside the capital Sanaa and seized 40 belts packed with explosives. The Defense Ministry said that seven militants were detained in the southern town of Jaar, where a suicide bomber...
Posted On 08 Aug 2012
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Ecuador Moves to the Position 20 in the FIFA Rankings

The Ecuadorian soccer team entered for the first time in history the World Ranking FIFA/Coca- Cola. Ecuador takes the position 20 of the list with 836 points at the expense of Japan, which drops to 22. Since last June when Ecuador was in the 36th with 693 points, the rise of the...
Posted On 08 Aug 2012
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Newly registered slaughterhouse riots in Guayaquil

This morning dozens of workers and traders in the slaughterhouse of Guayaquil announced they will halt their activities if the municipality officials fail to resolve their orders. They are asking local commanders to be given a better service and reduced rates at the...
Posted On 08 Aug 2012
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Apple and Google interested in Kodak patents

Eastman Kodak plans to auction 1,100 digital patents, and has so far received two offers from Apple and Google investment groups for amounts between $ 150 and $ 250 million, according to Wall Street. Kodak, which is bankrupt, is selling patents that they believe could be worth $...
Posted On 08 Aug 2012
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Members of the CNE will not Participate in Forged Signatures Case

The members of the National Electoral Council (CNE for its Spanish acronym) will not participate in the Prosecutors’ Office investigation on the case of forged signatures, in which only the leaders of political parties and movements with irregularities in their signatures, will...
Posted On 08 Aug 2012
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