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Oreydi Despaigne, Cuban judoka competing in the Olympics, was disqualified in the second round after allegedly biting his rival, Uzbek Ramziddin Sayidov. The action came just half a minute to finish the fight, with a favorable marker for Despaigne. The Uzbek threw his hand to...

The Spanish government reported the arrest of three people with explosives allegedly linked to Al Qaeda, in an operation with international ramifications. This operation, conducted on Wednesday, led to the arrest of two probable members of Al Qaeda in Almuradiel, central Spain;...

Kofi Annan will step down as UN and Arab League special envoy for Syria, announced today the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, in a statement. The six-point peace plan designed by Annan to end the Syrian conflict was never implemented. Ki-moon expressed his...

Colombian singer Shakira joined the Cuban rapper Pitbull to present their new music video “Get it Started.” (BG)

Around 3:20 am the Saola typhoon struck Taiwan with fierce winds and torrential claiming the lives of four people. Almost the entire island was shut down and over 200 international and domestic flights were cancelled. The slow-pace typhoon, which has killed 23 people in the...

Baltasar Garzon, the Spanish lawyer representing Julian Assange has said he is worried about the WikiLeaks founder’s health due to the pressure on him as he fights efforts to extradite him from Britain. “I am worried about his psychological and physical condition, because...

This Wednesday eastern Taiwan was assailed by heavy rains as a deadly typhoon approaches. So far 14 people have perished in the storms in Philippines since Sunday and 154,000 fled to their homes. The local media of Taiwan reported one dead, the victim was a woman that was killed...

The  Ebola outbreak in Uganda has claimed the lives of 16 people after the National Ministry of Health confirmed the passing of two people. According to the details of the government, one of the two victims was sick in the hospital of Kagadi, in the Kibale district in the West of...

An international team of scientists has discovered a new gene responsible for Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA), a rare retinal disease of genetic origin that occurs in newborns, causing blindness. “This is probably one of the most important discoveries in the fields of...

This Friday begins the London 2012 athletics and formidable Ecuador has four formidable options to win the Olympic gold. Ecuadorian delegates to compete in athletics must meet the expectations of millions of fellow countrymen after the retirement of the famous Olympic walker,...