Ex-president Kirchner charged in Argentina corruption scandalBUENOS AIRES: Argentina's ex-president Cristina Kirchner (pix) was charged with corruption on Monday as a judge asked that her legislative immunity be lifted so she can be detained.
She is accused of having accepted tens of millions of dollars in bribes in the notorious "corruption notebooks....
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Colombia's president says dissident rebel leader injuredBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's President Ivan Duque said the nation's most-wanted criminal fugitive has been injured in combat along the border with Ecuador.Walter Artizala is better known by his alias Guacho. He leads a holdout.......
US financial adviser guilty in Ecuador bribery schemeMIAMI (AP) — A U.S. based financial adviser has pleaded guilty for his role in a bribery scheme involving Ecuador's state-owned energy company.The Miami U.S. attorney's office said in a news release Tuesday that 40-year-old Jose.......
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Dutch investigators search for missing WikiLeaks associate in NorwayOSLO: The Norwegian police on Monday said Dutch investigators were helping them search for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's associate Arjen Kamphuis, who mysteriously disappeared in northern Norway three weeks ago.
The 47-year-old Dutch cyber security expert has been missing since Aug 20 ....
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Moreno Is Breaking Ranks with the Correa AdministrationUshered into the presidency by the soft populism of Rafael Correa, Lenin Moreno's administration began its term with high levels of popularity. It has been more than a year since Lenin Moreno was elected president of Ecuador for a four-year term. Moreno, who is 65, ran as a candidate of one the coun....
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Pakistan players break into junior squash top-10 rankingsKARACHI: Junior squash players of the country have reached world’s top-ten rankings despite there being no international events in the country.According to the international rankings of junior players released by World Squash Federation (WSF) for September, four Pakistani players claimed posit....
Ecuador hit by 6.2 magnitude quake: USGSQUITO: A deep 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador on Thursday night, USGS said.
The quake hit at 9.12pm local time (10.12am Malaysia) at a depth of 93.5km, near the centre of the South American country.
It was felt across several provinces, according to Twitter users, but there were no imm....
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Reggae Boyz hunt first win against EcuadorJamaica's Reggae Boyz will look to secure a historic win against Ecuador when the two countries meet in a friendly encounter today at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey, USA. Kick- off time is 7 p.m.In three previous friendly games, Jamaica, ranked.......
Strong quake hits south Ecuador; no early reports of damageMEXICO CITY (AP) — A strong earthquake has shaken southern Ecuador near the city of Cuenca. Authorities say there are no early reports of damage.The U.S. Geological Survey says Thursday night's quake had a preliminary magnitude.......
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Magnitude 6.3 quake jolts central EcuadorAn earthquake measured at a magnitude of 6.3 shaked central Ecuador late on Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.....
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BHP buys stake in copper-gold explorerMining giant BHP is buying a $50 million stake in copper-gold explorer SolGold, the majority owner of a project in Ecuador.BHP has agreed to pay Canadian.......
Colombia, Peru, Ecuador seek aid to cope with...LIMA, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Colombia, Peru and Ecuador want more international aid to help manage a surge in Venezuelan migration that is overwhelming public.......
Former Facebook Claimant Paul Ceglia Is Fighting Extradition From EcuadorJust when you think you've seen the last of self-proclaimed Facebook co-founder Paul Ceglia, he turned up in Ecuador. Ceglia filed an ill-fated lawsuit against Facebook and its founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, in June 2010, claiming that he and Zuckerberg signed a contract in 2003, while the latter....
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Facebook fugitive fights U.S. request to extradite him from EcuadorPaul Ceglia, 45, was charged with trying to defraud Facebook, fleeing to Ecuador
He claimed Zuckerberg signed contract giving him half of planned Facebook site
Ceglia's lawsuit was dismissed after alleged contract was found to be doctored
The 45-year-old is fighting extradition from Ecuado....
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Fugitive Fraudster Who Demanded Half Of Facebook Arrested After Three Years On The RunIt's been a while since we last wrote about Paul Ceglia. If you don't recall, way back in 2010, Ceglia suddenly claimed that years earlier, he had hired Mark Zuckerberg to do some software development, and bizarrely (and literally unbelievably), that part of the contract for Zuck to work on Ceglia....
On foot, Venezuela's poor seek better lives across...By Anastasia MoloneyTULCAN, Ecuador Aug 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - During his two-week trek through the bitterly cold Andean mountains, penniless.......
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Thousands of Venezuelans reach Peru as border restrictions tightenTUMBES, Peru – Peru on Saturday, August 25, closed its borders to Venezuelan migrants without a passport, as thousands holding only identification cards reached the border in a last minute crush, some beating the deadline with special assistance from Ecuador.
Thousands of Venezuelans fleeing t....
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Venezuelan exodus approaching crisis moment: U.N. agencyThe exodus of migrants from Venezuela is building toward a "crisis moment" comparable to events involving refugees in the Mediterranean, the United Nations migration agency said on Friday. Growing numbers are fleeing economic meltdown and political turmoil in Venezuela, threatening to overwhelm neig....
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Venezuelans rush to Peru to beat passport deadlineTUMBES, Peru – Days before Peru was set to tighten its border controls, Venezuelan migrants dashed to get into the country Thursday, August 23, as new passport rules threatened to leave thousands stranded in Ecuador or Colombia.
In Tumbes, on the Peruvian side of the border with Ecuador, line....
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Ecuador leaves Venezuelan-run regional allianceQUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador has withdrawn from a regional bloc led by Venezuela in a bid to further distance itself from that country's socialist.......
Colombia to host meeting with Ecuador, Peru on...BOGOTA, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Officials from Colombia, Ecuador and Peru will meet in Bogota next week to seek a solution to a growing exodus of migrants.......
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Wannabe Facebook owner who fled arrest is caught in EcuadorNEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a New York man who was arrested for falsely claiming he was owed half-ownership of Facebook but then fled the country has been captured in Ecuador.Prosecutors notified a judge that Paul Ceglia (SEHG'-lee-uh).......
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U.N. urges Peru, Ecuador to ease entry for Venezuelans fleeing economic hardshipThe United Nations refugee and migration agencies called on Latin American countries on Thursday to ease entry for Venezuelan nationals fleeing economic hardship and a deepening political crisis. They voiced concern at new passport and border entry requirements in Ecuador and Peru, while praising st....
Coach keeps Argentina guessing about Messi's futureBUENOS AIRES: Argentina's interim coach Lionel Scaloni refused to be drawn on Lionel Messi's international future after leaving the five-time World Player of the Year out of his squad for upcoming friendlies next month.
Local media had claimed the Barcelona star asked to be excused from....
Chaos in Venezuela triggers mass exodusChaos in Venezuela has triggered a mass exodus causing neighboring countries such as Brazil, Ecuador and Peru to create harsh rules for entering migrants. CNN's Rafael Romo has the details.....
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Ecuador shuts door on Venezuelans without passportsVenezuelans hoping to travel through Ecuador camped outside the border yesterday after the government introduced tighter entry requirements.
They were allowed into Ecuador using national ID cards.
With the influx of immigrants on the rise, the government wants to see passports, something many ....
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Brazil sends troops after clashes at Venezuela borderSAO PAULO: Brazil will send troops to its border with Venezuela on Monday after residents of the Brazilian border town of Pacaraima drove out Venezuelan immigrants from their improvised camps, amid growing regional tensions.
Tens of thousands of Venezuelans have crossed the border into Brazil ove....
Ecuador tightens entry requirements for VenezuelansUp to now, Venezuelan nationals only had to present ID cards at the border, where they received a letter that allowed them to circulate freely in Ecuador.....
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Colombia says 19 citizens killed in tourist bus crashQUITO, Ecuador – Colombia's government said Wednesday, August 15, that 19 of the victims of a deadly bus crush in Ecuador were its citizens, as Quito lowered the overall death toll from the accident.
Ecuador's foreign ministry said in a statement that 23 people were killed in the crash, .......
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Authorities struggle to identify Ecuador tourist bus crash deadQUITO: Identification of the 24 victims of a fatal tourist bus crash in Ecuador has been hampered by the dead not carrying official documents, authorities said on Wednesday.
"Unfortunately, the bodies arrived without any identity documents, making it difficult to identify them," said forensics ch....
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Bus crash in Ecuador kills 24A bus carrying travelers from Colombia and Venezuela crashed in Ecuador early Tuesday, killing 24 people and injuring 22 others, according to the Quito Fire Department.....
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UN says an estimated 2.3 million people have fled...UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations says an estimated 2.3 million Venezuelans had fled the country as of June, mainly to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and.......
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Bus accident in Ecuador kills 23QUITO, Ecuador – A bus carrying travelers from Colombia and Venezuela crashed in Ecuador early Tuesday, August 14, killing 23 people and injuring 20 others, officials said.
The dead included an unspecified number of Venezuelans and Colombians, whose embassies were notified of the accident, sai....
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Bus crash in Ecuador kills 24 people, injures 19At least 24 people were killed and another 19 injured when a bus careened into another vehicle at high speed and overturned on a highway near Ecuador's capital Tuesday, officials reported.....
