Ecuador’s Congress approves thorny media law
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's Congress on Friday passed a law creating a state watchdog to regulate newspaper and television content, a move critics called a blow to free speech but...
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Colombia’s Santos calls Venezuela plot accusations “crazy”
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday dismissed as "crazy" accusations made by his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro that Santos is involved in a plot to overthrow...
OAS calls for softer approach toward illegal drug users
BOGOTA (Reuters) - The Organization of American States on Friday published a report calling for decriminalization of drug use and for greater coordination between nations in tackling the scourge. "The...
Colombia’s Uribe slams Venezuelan ‘dictator’ Maduro
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's former leader Alvaro Uribe on Sunday rejected an accusation by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that Uribe was plotting to kill him as the desperate ploy of...
Ecuador seeks to end investment protection treaty with U.S.
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's socialist president Rafael Correa presented a bill on Monday asking lawmakers to annul an investment protection treaty with the United States, which would prevent U.S. companies...
Maduro could run Venezuela if Chavez resigned: Correa
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said on Thursday that Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is recovering from cancer surgery, but if he had to step down Vice President Nicolas Maduro...
Ecuador’s Correa vows to make socialist revolution ‘irreversible’
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said his party likely won three-quarters of the seats in Congress in last weekend's election and vowed on Wednesday to "steamroll" through reforms...
Ecuador’s Correa vows to make socialist revolution ‘irreversible’
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said his party likely won three-quarters of the seats in Congress in last weekend's election and vowed on Wednesday to "steamroll" through reforms...
Ecuador’s re-elected Correa vows media and land reforms
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa vowed on Monday to press ahead with laws to control the media and redistribute land to the poor as he looks to deepen...
Ecuador’s Correa enjoys re-election, seeks investment
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa on Monday reveled in a sweeping re-election victory that allows him to deepen his socialist revolution even as he seeks to woo foreign...