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3 Police Colonels Investigated in Ecuador Revolt

QUITO, Ecuador (Oct. 2) -- Three police colonels were under criminal investigation Saturday for failing to prevent a massive protest by their subordinates against President Rafael Correa that spun out of control, claiming at least five lives. The three are being investigated for negligence, rebellion and attempted...

Ecuador's Rebellion Quelled, but Not Its Fiscal Woes

(Oct. 1) -- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said today he would offer "no pardon or forgiveness" to the national police force for its role in what he claimed was an attempt to overthrow him. But while he has regained the upper hand, Correa is still hard-pressed for answers to the severe economic problems that lurk...

Protesting Police Officers Throw Ecuador Into Chaos

QUITO, Ecuador (Sept. 30) -- Hundreds of police angry over a law that would cut their benefits plunged this oil-exporting country into chaos Thursday, roughing up and tear-gassing the president, shutting down airports and blocking highways in a nationwide strike. At least one person was killed and six injured in clashes...

Couple Charged With Trying to Help Venezuela Make Nuclear Bomb

(Sept. 17) -- Who wants Hugo Chavez to have a nuke in 10 years? Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni, 75, and Marjorie Roxby Mascheroni, 67, two former employees of Los Alamos National Laboratory, were arrested today in the wake of a sting operation launched by the FBI, charged with providing nuclear secrets to men they believed to...

Opinion: SEC Gets It Right on New Investor Rules

(Sept. 2) -- You may think the topic of "proxy access" has nothing to do with you, if you've even heard of the term. But if you own stock, directly or through mutual funds, want to retire someday or want to keep your job, you'd be wrong ... way wrong. The topic and recently announced changes in Securities and Exchange...