Ecuador

Wikileaks' wings are clipped

2012-08-20 12:47:26

Julian Assange, the peripatetic and elusive founder of the whistleblower web site Wikileaks, put himself at the center of a fine bit of political theater over the weekend when he used his fugitive status at the Ecuadorean embassy in London to demand the...

Union Bridge horses, trainer to perform equestrian dance to aid Johns Hopkins cancer center

2012-06-17 03:00:00

Ivan loves a crowd. The big, black horse shakes his head, his mane flying, as soon as he enters the ring. Xairel, on the other hand, is more reserved, though just as skilled in the ring. The light-colored horse knows how to respond to the most delicate...

From Scores to a mechanical bull, sailors delight in Baltimore's charms

2012-06-15 17:55:00

It didn't take Canadian seaman Richard Thompson long to get quite a bit of Baltimore under his shiny gold belt. Tapas at Harborplace. Shopping for sunglasses. And a beery romp with some American sailors at Power Plant Live that left him with a different...

Awalts make community mark across the generations

2011-09-20 12:13:17

Achievements abound in the Awalt family of Cockeysville, and we're happy to share with the community these wonderful accomplishments. Don Awalt, the father of the family, was recently ordained as a deacon by Archbishop Edwin O'Brien to serve the...

Climb to top means jitters down below

2007-07-06 00:00:00

Few women have husbands who punch the clock in the "Death Zone." But when Melinda Warner married Maryland's top mountaineer nearly three years ago, she knew a large portion of every year would be spent waiting for her spouse to return from on high. This...

Foreign tourism offices

2007-03-04 00:00:00

For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at 212-963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or delegation....

Getting ready for Everest

2001-03-26 00:00:00

Columbia, Md. The sun is rising upon a complete mess. Piles of gear litter the floor, a cup of coffee is hidden among down jackets and solar panels, all of this needs to be crammed into duffle bags in the next few hours. I think I'm a bit behind...

FUTBOL-Lamela, la sorpresa en lista de Argentina ante Colombia y Ecuador

2013-05-23 15:26:02

Por Luis Ampuero BUENOS AIRES, 23 mayo (Reuters) - La presencia del mediocampista Erik Lamela fue la novedad en la lista que presentó el jueves el técnico de la selección argentina de fútbol, Alejandro Sabella, ante la duda sobre la presencia de...

New York man held captive for month rescued by police

2013-05-23 13:26:02

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police rescued a businessman from a New York City warehouse where he had been held captive for a month by kidnappers who demanded a $3 million ransom from his family in Ecuador, authorities said. Police posing as building...

Police rescue New York man, held captive for a month in warehouse

2013-05-23 11:31:03

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Police rescued a businessman from a New York City warehouse where he had been held captive for a month by kidnappers who demanded a $3 million ransom from his family in Ecuador, authorities said. Acting...

2013-05-22 05:57:03

BOGOTA, 21 may (Reuters) - Los cultivadores colombianos de café luchan por recuperar el terreno perdido mientras buscan nuevos mercados para colocar su producción, que este año llegaría a 10 millones de sacos de 60 kilos, dijo el gerente de la...

2013-05-21 17:10:04

(Actualiza con datos, citas, firma de autor y link de video) * Colombia ratifica meta de producción de 10 mln de sacos para 2013 * Busca aumentar fertilización de cafetales para mayor productividad * Colombia quiere abrir nuevas tiendas Juan Valdez...

Rosa Elena from a village outside Otavalo, Ecuador, is one of the women featured in "The Finding 40 Project." Here, she is carrying her grandchild on her back.

2013-04-17 00:00:00

Incredible Ecuador

2013-03-06 11:53:00

No, you can't take a train to the Galapagos. But for several years now, management at Tren Ecuador has been working to restore the country's railroad connection between Quito and Guayaquil to the south.

2013-02-28 14:08:33