Ecuador
In Ecuador, families finally recover bodies lost in virus chaos
In Ecuador, which has a population of 17.5 million, the pandemic has already infected more than 72,000 people and left more than 5,200 of them dead.
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Searching for dead brings extra agony in Ecuador's largest city
Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city, is the capital of Guayas province has recorded roughly 70% of the country's more than 8,200 coronavirus cases.
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Ecuador VP apologises after virus corpses left on streets
Authorities collected at least 150 corpses from streets and homes earlier this week, but did not confirm how many of the dead were victims of the outbreak.
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ANALYSIS: Why aren’t today’s protests leading to revolutions?
People get angry far more often than they rebel. And rebellions rarely become revolutions. An expert on the French Revolution explains why today's protest movements are different.
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Indigenous group rejects talks, issues call to 'radicalise' protests
The call by Jaime Vargas, head of the indigenous umbrella organization CONAIE, flew in the face of efforts by President Lenin Moreno to resume dialogue after a week of protests which have disrupted the country's oil output.
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Clashes break out as thousands march against fuel hikes in Ecuador
Stone-hurling protesters clashed with police for a second day Wednesday in Ecuador's capital as thousands of indigenous people marched against President Lenin Moreno's decision to slash fuel subsidies.
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Clashes as Ecuador president declares state of emergency
Police fired tear gas at protesters who threw stones and firebombs close to the seat of government in the historic centre of the capital Quito.
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Venezuelan migrants flood into Ecuador ahead of new visa restrictions
The number of migrants entering Ecuador at the Rumichaca border crossing reached 11,000 over the weekend, an uptick of 30% compared to normal traffic, according to figures from Colombia’s migration agency.
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Assange faces US extradition hearing in London
The 47-year-old Australian is currently serving a 50-week prison sentence for violating bail conditions in 2012 when he was wanted on accusations of sexual assault in Sweden.
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Ecuador's highest court approves same-sex marriage
The Constitutional Court said same-sex marriage had been approved in a five-to-four vote of its nine judges in a closed hearing.
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Swedish prosecutor requests Assange's detention over rape allegation
If granted, the court order would be the first step in a process to have Assange extradited from Britain, where he is serving a 50-week sentence for skipping bail.
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Ecuador's president says Assange tried to use its embassy to spy
Assange’s relationship with his hosts collapsed after Ecuador accused him of leaking information about Moreno’s personal life.
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Assange's father calls on Australia to bring him home
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Friday that Assange would receive "no special treatment" from Canberra.
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Ecuadorean judge orders Swedish citizen close to Assange jailed pending trial
Ola Bini, who has lived in Ecuador for five years, was detained at Quito airport on Thursday as he prepared to board a flight to Japan.
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Fifa bans former Ecuador football chief for life
Luis Chiriboga was one of the executives arrested in 2015 amid a massive US-led crackdown on corruption in world football.
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7.5 magnitude earthquake hits Ecuador
The quake struck before dawn in Ecuador’s eastern Amazon region 17km from the town of Montalvo near the border with Peru, the US Geological Survey said.
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UN calls on UK to allow Julian Assange to leave Ecuador embassy freely
Britain says Assange will be arrested for skipping bail if he leaves the embassy, but that any sentence would not exceed six months, if convicted.
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Ecuador throws out Assange lawsuit
Magistrate Karen Martinez ruled that the suit could not move forward, as filed by WikiLeaks' attorney, the former Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon.
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Ecuador no longer to intervene with UK for WikiLeaks Assange - foreign minister
Neither the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office nor lawyers for Assange immediately responded to emails seeking comment after normal business hours.
