Apr 03 Ecuador's ruling leftist party celebrates win as opposition alleges fraud By Meredith Lee Ecuador's leftist ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno celebrated a narrow victory Monday following a contentious presidential run-off election, preserving the small, Andean nation's status as one of South America's remaining populist strongholds. Continue reading
Apr 02 Ecuadoreans vote in closely watched presidential election By Gonzalo Solano, Associated Press Polls showed a neck-and-neck vote between Correa's hand-picked successor, Lenin Moreno, and conservative former banker Guillermo Lasso. Continue reading
Mar 01 Julian Assange's days at the Ecuador embassy may be numbered By Meredith Lee Depending on who wins Ecuador's presidential runoff in April, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may have to find a new home. Continue reading
Sep 16 Swedish court upholds warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on rape charge By Harry Zahn Wikileaks founder Julian Assange still has a warrant out for his arrest after a Swedish appeals court upheld a detention order on Friday for a 2010 rape investigation. Continue reading
May 26 This map is helping Ecuador's earthquake relief efforts By Nadja Drost, Bruno Frederico A project called Mapping Ecuador is allowing people to pinpoint hospitals, shelters and other key places in the South American country’s earthquake recovery. Continue reading
Apr 30 Lawmakers call for protected status for Ecuadorians living in U.S. By Michael D. Regan As Ecuador grapples with a lengthy recovery following an earthquake earlier this month, some American politicians and immigration advocacy groups are requesting the Department of Homeland Security use a little-known law to extend the stay of Ecuadorians living in the… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 3:11 The cost of rebuilding after massive Ecuador quake By PBS News Hour Officials in Ecuador say the massive earthquake one week ago today has killed at least 600 people, injured more than 4,500 others and left 25,000 people homeless. Beyond the human cost of the tragedy, Ecuador now faces a struggle to… Continue watching
Apr 22 Quake-stricken Ecuadorians take refuge in the outdoors By Larisa Epatko Ecuadorians faced more aftershocks this week as they continued to comb through the rubble caused by Saturday’s deadly earthquake. “The situation is just terrible,” said an aid worker helping survivors. Continue reading
Apr 22 How well do you know the world: Unseating a president and a passenger By Larisa Epatko In this week’s quiz, see how much you know about what’s going on in the world, including Ecuador’s earthquake, efforts to oust Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and what led to a passenger getting booted from a flight. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Death toll in Ecuador climbs higher By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll in Ecuador reached 577 in the wake of Saturday’s earthquake, with at least 160 still unaccounted for and more than 23,000 left homeless. Also, Volkswagen submitted a formal plan today to settle… Continue watching