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Dozens of Bodies Found in Mexican Border State

MEXICO CITY -- Fifty-nine bodies were found buried Wednesday in a series of pits in the northern Mexico state of Tamaulipas, near the site where suspected drug gang members massacred 72 migrants last summer, officials said. Security forces investigating reports that a passenger bus had been hijacked in the area conducted...

Ecuador Expels US Ambassador in WikiLeaks Flap

QUITO, Ecuador -- Ecuador said Tuesday it is expelling the U.S. ambassador over a diplomatic cable divulged by WikiLeaks that accuses a newly retired police chief of a long history of corruption and speculates that President Rafael Correa was aware of it. Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino announced Ambassador Heather...

Bus Crash Kills Dozens in Ecuador

QUITO, Ecuador - Rescue workers say a bus ran off a foggy, rainy mountain road in Ecuador and plunged about 1,100 feet, killing at least 35 people and injuring 34 others. Red Cross worker Jorge Arteaga says by telephone that Friday's accident occurred before dawn in the western province of Manabi. AFP / Getty...

Villagers Flee Erupting Volcano in Ecuador

QUITO, Ecuador (Dec. 5) -- The Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador is billowing ash into the sky and sending super-hot pyroclastic flows surging down its slopes, causing authorities to evacuate nearby villages. Hugo Yepez, director of Ecuador's Geophysical Institute, says no one has been injured nor any village damaged. He says...

WikiLeaks Founder's Mom: 'Don't Hunt My Son'

(Dec. 1) -- The mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has gone into hiding in Australia, saying she's "reacting as any mother would" and is extremely "distressed" by a global manhunt targeting her son. Christine Assange, who runs a puppet theater in Australia's Queensland state, told the country's Sunshine Coast...

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Exploring The Dark Side Of Banos, Ecuador, Through Graffiti

Not only is Banos , Ecuador , home to pristine waterfalls, active volcanoes, adventure sports and delicious candy, it's also got some impressive graffiti art.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Ecuador Drug Lab Discovered Near Plane Crash Site

Ecuador's official news agency says police have found a cocaine-processing lab near where a small Mexican-registered plane crashed over the weekend with $1.3 million in cash aboard.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Ecuador Plane Crash: Cash Stash On Crashed Mexico-Registered Plane

A Mexican-registered plane carrying two men, a large amount of cash and a dog has crashed in Ecuador and officials say they suspect the money may be related to drug trafficking.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Luis Guaman Will Be Tried In Ecuador For A Crime He Committed In The U.S.

A judge in Ecuador says a ruling is expected Monday in a 2011 double murder in the United States that is being tried in an unusual venue.

POPEATER.CA

Angelina Jolie's New Engagement In Ecuador

Exactly one week after confirming her plans to marry Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie already has a new engagementâin Ecuador.

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06/02/12 Iran to introduce OPEC chief nominee Source: Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) Stating that selecting a new secretary general is one of the issues to be discussed in the upcoming meeting of the OPEC on June 14 in Vienna, Qasemi said on Saturday that "Iran too, will introduce a nominee for the post."
06/02/12 Bossano reminds C24 Ecuador seminar of Spain's... Source: Gibraltar Chronicle Government minister Joe Bossano yesterday took delegates at the UN C24 decolonisation seminar in Quito, Ecuador back to 711 to illustrate a common thread in history leading to "independence from Spain", in Gibraltar case with the arrival of the British in 1704.
06/01/12 'Most Pressing Realities' of Non-Self-Governing... Source: UN Wire As the three-day Pacific Regional Seminar on the Implementation of the Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism drew to a close today, the Chairman of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, Diego MorejÃ³n-PazmiÃ±o of Ecuador, said participants had had the opportunity to bring to light the challenges still confronting the Non-Self-Governing Territories in the process of decolonization.
06/01/12 Ecuador plaintiffs file suit against Chevron in Canada Source: JURIST - Paper Chase [JURIST] Ecuadorian plaintiffs seeking to collect on a judgment against Chevron Corp [corporate website; JURIST news archive ] over Amazon pollution on Wednesday filed a collection action [complaint, PDF] in Ontario's Superior Court of Justice [official website].
06/01/12 Iran-Ecuador ties irk enemies: VP Source: Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) According to IRIB, Saeedlou in a meeting with Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa in Quito on Thursday said the hegemonic powers know that any increase in the level of political and economic cooperation between Tehran and Quito can endanger their interests in the region.

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Ecuador ( ), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( , which literally translates to the "Republic of the Equator") is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west.

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