Ecuador panel: US intel helped Colombia stage cross-border raid that killed FARC chief
Ecuador: US helped Colombia attack on FARC chief Fire destroys 106 homes in EcuadorQUITO - A serious fire destroyed 106 homes in a poor neighbourhood in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador. LatAm Indians struggle to keep identity, native tongues alive
Fighting the odds to keep Indian tongues alive Bolivia the standard-bearer as Latin American natives fight to protect lands, culture
Indian political awakening stirs Latin America Russia and Ecuador sign deals on military helicopters, energy
Russia, Ecuador sign deals on arms, energy Ecuador president heads to Europe seeking $3 billion to keep Amazon oil in ground
Ecuador to Europe: Pay us not to drill in Amazon Mother of LA woman killed in Ecuador last month says police have no suspectLOS ANGELES — When Daniela Lopez visited her parents’ hometown in Ecuador this summer, she talked to her mother every night on the phone. LA mother wants investigation into daughter’s stabbing death in EcuadorLOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles mother is pushing for an investigation into the killing of her daughter in Ecuador. Ecuador government offers to re-examine laws that ignited Indian protestQUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador says it will consider changes to draft mining and water laws that provoked a clash with Indians last week that claimed a protester’s life. Shuar Indians man roadblock in dispute with Ecuador’s government over mining, water lawsMACAS, Ecuador — Several hundred Shuar Indians wearing black war paint and toting wooden spears on Thursday reinforced a highway blockade that police failed to break up earlier in a bloody melee that left one Indian dead and at least 40 police injured. Ecuadorean gov’t, Indians trade blame for deadly clash in protest over jungle developmentQUITO, Ecuador — The government and Amazon Indians traded blame Thursday for a battle in Ecuador’s southeastern jungle that authorities said killed at least one Indian and wounded 40 police and nine Indians. Ecuador president says 1 Indian killed, 40 police wounded in protest over water, mining lawsQUITO, Ecuador — Police on Wednesday battled Amazon Indians protesting laws they believe would encourage oil drilling and mining on their lands, leaving one Indian dead and 40 police and nine Indians wounded, officials said. Indians said two civilians were killed. 29 police, 9 Indians wounded in clash during protest over Ecuador water, oil and mining lawsLIMA, Peru — Police clashed with Amazon Indians protesting proposed water, oil and mining laws Wednesday, leaving at least 29 police officers and nine Indians wounded, Ecuadorean officials said. Indians said two civilians were killed. Ecuador Indian group blocks road to protest water, oil and mining laws, then suspends actionQUITO, Ecuador — Hundreds of Indians blocked Ecuador’s Pan American highway in several provinces Monday with rocks, tree trunks and burning tires to protest new water, mining and oil laws. Ecuador’s top Indian group blocks highways to protest new water, oil and mining lawsQUITO, Ecuador — Hundreds of Indians have blocked Ecuador’s Pan American highway in several provinces with rocks, tree trunks and burning tires to protest new water, mining and oil laws. Ecuador rejects Chevron arbitration claim on contamination suit, says it skirts proper venuesQUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador on Thursday rejected as an inappropriate last-ditch effort Chevron Corp.’s attempt to force it into international arbitration so it might share liability in a $27 billion lawsuit over environmental damage in the Amazon rainforest. Chevron files for international arbitration vs Ecuador, seeks shared liability in $27B caseSAN RAMON, Calif. — Chevron Corp. sought Wednesday to force Ecuador into international arbitration for alleged trade violations, an apparent effort to protect itself against a feared negative ruling in a $27 billion lawsuit over environmental damage. Chevron sues Ecuador under trade law to protect against negative ruling in other $27B caseSAN RAMON, Calif. — Chevron Corp. sought Wednesday to force the government of Ecuador into international arbitration for alleged trade violations, an apparent effort to protect itself against a feared negative ruling in a $27 billion lawsuit over environmental damage. Ecuador hails closing of US air force base as a victory for sovereigntyQUITO, Ecuador — The last 15 U.S. troops left Ecuador’s Pacific Manta air base on Friday, officially closing the U.S. military post in what Ecuador’s government calls a recovery of sovereignty. Ecuador agrees to resume talks 1½ years after Colombia’s cross-border raid on rebel campQUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador and Colombia will hold direct talks to mend diplomatic relations that ruptured a year-and-a-half ago after a cross-border military raid that killed Colombian rebels inside Ecuador, officials said Monday. Ecuador agrees to resume talks 1½ years after Colombia’s unauthorized cross-border raidQUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadorean officials said Monday they are ready to resume diplomatic talks a year-and-a-half after Colombia conducted an unauthorized cross-border raid that killed Colombian rebels. Eucadorean police seize half-ton of processed cocaine marked as fertilizer; 2 arrestedQUITO, Ecuador — Police in Ecuador say they have seized a half-ton of processed cocaine disguised as a shipment of fertilizer. El Salvador Navy finds boat with Bangladeshi, Nepalese, Eritrean migrants in PacificSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Salvadoran navy says it has found 76 migrants from as far away as Bangladesh, Nepal and Eritrea aboard a boat in the Pacific. Critics denounce Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez in protests from Buenos Aires to New YorkBOGOTA — Thousands of opponents of Hugo Chavez marched against the Venezuelan president across Latin America on Friday, accusing him of everything from authoritarianism to international meddling. Ecuador’s president threatens TV network over broadcast of sting operationQUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s president is threatening to close a major television network after it aired a tape of a conversation between him and a member of the assembly that drafted a new constitution last year. South American presidents call on Obama to explain US strategic interests in Latin AmericaBARILOCHE, Argentina — South American presidents wrangled for hours Friday over a pending deal to expand the U.S. troop presence in Colombia, closing their meeting with a statement that foreign troops should not be allowed to threaten any of the region’s nations. Secrecy surrounding Colombia-US military riles ‘Yankees go-home’ crowdBARILOCHE, Argentina — Secrecy surrounding a military agreement between the U.S. and Colombia has critics warning of a new Yankee menace to the continent. Leaders at Friday’s South American summit want assurances they won’t be targeted. Colombia-US base access deal, secrecy surrounding talks, riles region ahead of summitBARILOCHE, Argentina — It might have seemed like nothing more than a contract renewal to U.S. negotiators — a 10-year lease on space at seven Colombian bases that would improve the fight against drug traffickers and leftist rebels. Venezuela-Colombia dispute unsettles region where military spending is rising sharplyBARILOCHE, Argentina — Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez has raised the stakes for Friday’s meeting of South American presidents by threatening to break relations with Colombia over plans to give U.S. troops a 10-year lease on its bases. As military spending soars in South America, Venezuela-Colombia dispute is unwelcome newsBARILOCHE, Argentina — Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez has raised the stakes for Friday’s meeting of South American presidents by threatening to break relations with Colombia over plans to give U.S. troops a 10-year lease on its bases. |