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South Americans try to end Venezuela-Colombia rift

Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino, left, shakes hands with Venezuela's Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of an UNASUR meeting in Quito, Thursday July 29, 2010.

The Star: QUITO (Reuters) - South American foreign ministers meet in Ecuador on Thursday to discuss broken ties between Venezuela and Colombia, with sparks likely over the two...

A Yoga mogul who sells an American cocktail of spirituality and exercise

Meditation - yoga - respiration exercise - 'Pranayam'

Deccan Herald: By Mimi Swartz, International Herald Tribune There is so much going on in John Friends life right now that an assistant once teased him about waking just before dawn and...

Venezuela Shelters Rebel 'Summer Camps,' Colombia Alleges

Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe speaks during the session of the 20th Rio Group Summit in Santo Domingo, Friday, March 7, 2008.

Wall Street Journal: By JOSé DE CóRDOBA Colombia accused Venezuela on Thursday of providing sanctuary to some 1,500 communist guerrillas who have set up "summer camps" along the...

A concrete plan for Haiti

A man carries metal he picked from debris left by the Jan. 12 earthquake as a bulldozer works to clear the area in Port-au-Prince, Monday, June 7, 2010.

The Boston Globe: ON EVERY street corner in Port au Prince recently, teams of yellow T-shirted Haitians, armed with shovels and pick axes, sorted and cleaned the remains of their destroyed...

Ecuador Sets Major Rainforest, Climate Precedent2010-08-01

Scoop: Sunday, 1 August 2010, 2:26 pm Press Release: Ecological Internet VICTORY: Ecuador Sets Major Rainforest And Climate Protection Precedent It is reported Ecuador will be compensated for leaving oil reserves in Yasuni National Park untouched. This is a major...

Indian challenge ends2010-08-01

The Hindu: CHENNAI: The lone Indian to cross the pre-quarterfinal round, Aditya Jagtap went down to top-seeded Amr Khaled Khalifa of Egypt in straight games in the quarterfinals of the World junior squash championships being held in Quito (Ecuador)....

Ecuador inks deal to protect oil field in national park2010-07-31

Yahoo Daily News: QUITO (AFP) – Ecuador said Saturday it had reached a deal with the United Nations Development Program under which donor countries will compensate Quito for leaving oil reserves in a national park untouched. "The...

Jagtap loses, Indian challenge over in World Junior Squash2010-07-31

Deccan Herald: New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) Indian challenge at the World Junior Squash Championships came to an end after Aditya Jagtap lost in straight games to Egypt's Amr Khaled Khalifa in the...

Florida's Everglades put on world heritage endangered list2010-07-31

PhysOrg: This US Fish & Wildlife photo shows a brown pelican at the Everglades National Park in Florida. Florida's Everglades and Madagascar's tropical forest were added Friday to a list of imperiled world heritage sites by UNESCO officials who also registered lesser...

Ecuador calls for state summit to mend ties2010-07-30

Taipei Times: AFP, QUITO Ecuador on Thursday called for a presidential summit of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) to deal with the diplomatic breakdown between Colombia and Venezuela over Colombian rebels allegedly in Venezuela. “We invite the heads of state to...

Foreign Policy: Behind The Venezuelan Violence2010-07-30

National Public Radio: Otto Reich is a former U.S. assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs and former U.S. ambassador to Venezuela. He heads his own international strategic consulting firm in Washington, D.C. John Sweeney is a strategic consultant and...

Neighbours fail to end Venezuela-Colombia rift2010-07-30

Zeenews: Quito: South American foreign ministers failed to mend broken ties between Venezuela and Colombia at a meeting on Thursday but the countries agreed that irregular armed groups were hurting peace in the region. The gathering of the 12-member Union of South...

Ecuador urges meet to calm Colombia-Venezuela row2010-07-30

Yahoo Daily News: QUITO (AFP) – Ecuador has called for a presidential summit of the Unasur group of South American nations to deal with the diplomatic breakdown between Bogota and Caracas over Colombian rebels allegedly operating in Venezuela. "We invite the heads of...

UNASUR summit fails to solve Colombia-Venezuela rift2010-07-30

m&c: Quito - South American foreign ministers have failed to heal a rift between Colombia and Venezuela, officials said Thursday. The meeting of the 12-member Union of South...