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Today a car bomb exploded in central Damascus, Syria. This attack comes a day after activists reported numerous deaths across the country despite the fragile ceasefire. So far the blast claimed the lives of three people in the Marjeh district of the capital. State TV is blaming...

The Referees Committee of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), who the Spanish Angel Maria Villar chairs, confirmed on Thursday the 84 referees from 26 countries selected to direct the soccer matches of the Olympic football tournament in London 2012,...

The appointed auditors by the Ministry of Sports to fulfill administrative tasks in 40 national federations of sport is not recognized on an internationally scale. For this reason, different selected elite and youth can not be registered for their competitive areas. This is the...

The scandal generated by the Secret Service agents of the United States that involved prostitutes in Cartagena, Colombia continues to grow. Tourism officials and several authorities qualify it as oversized and harmful for the image of La Heroica. Martha Lucia Noguera, president...

Several UN agencies in Panama agreed to the operative design to a new system that would work to reverse the growing loss of the biodiversity. This is a serious threat to food security, the agreement came through a “more efficient coordination between investigators and responsible...

Today the Governor of Guayas and his new cabinet were set into their post by President Rafael Correa at the Presidential Palace. The new officers are: Coordinating Ministry of Social Development: Richard Espinosa Guzman Ministry of Human Resource Coordinator: Augusto Xavier...

The American Court of Human Rights (Inter-American Court) began today in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil its 45 special session which will last until Friday and that will review complaints against El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Presiding judge, Diego Garcia Sayan said...

After staying in a coma for a week, musician Robin Gibb, member of the defunct band Bee Gees, awakened and is in intensive care. Gibb breathes with the aid of an oxygen mask and is fed intravenously, as a result of severe chemotherapy after colorectal cancer. Following the severe...

A short film about the Yasuní-ITT will be presented at the Rio +20 Summit (Rio deJaneiro, Brazil) scheduled for next June. The aim is to promote the conservation of the park that promotes the country. Michael Tobias, U.S. filmmaker and champion of environmental causes last week...

Ecuadorian singer Levi Mireya, 63, passed away yesterday afternoon due to cardiac arrest. Throughout her career, Levi was positioned as a music ambassador of Ecuador, having won two victories in the Latin American Festival of Song in Miami and Puerto Rico. She also participated...