Mining and oil boom propel foreign investment in pro-capitalist Colombia

Mining and oil boom propel investment in Colombia

Giant Galapagos tortoises, Komodo dragon add to London Zoo’s population in annual animal count

London Zoo keepers make annual animal head count

Spain’s $3 billion El Gordo lottery rains prize money on Madrid

Spanish lottery hands out more than $3 billion

Ecuador asks federal court to bar Chevron from seeking arbitration in rainforest dispute

Ecuador sues Chevron to stop arbitration

NEW YORK — The Republic of Ecuador has sued the Chevron Corp. as the two battle over liability for pollution in the Amazon rainforest.