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Ecuador’s wheelchair revolution

QUITO, Ecuador — South America isn’t known for being accessible for the disabled. If Ecuador’s vice president, Lenin Moreno, has his way, that’s about to change.

Canadian judge hears $19 billion Ecuador lawsuit case

Ontario Superior Court Justice David Brown agreed to hear the case but was skeptical of whether he could issue a ruling since an appeal is pending in Ecuador's constitutional court.

With Correa up for re-election, Assange is poised for 4 more years of Ecuador gov't love

Their relationship started with an interview and blossomed into asylum. Now Julian Assange could get a new lease on Ecuador's support as President Rafael Correa seeks a third term.
Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa is running for a third term in the South American country’s February 2013 election, and he will probably win. It’s a sign that Julian Assange — the Aussie WikiLeaks founder holed up in Ecuador’s embassy in London since June — has proved he can make allies with staying power.
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UPDATE: Ecuador: 2 kidnapped tourists rescued

Ecuadorian authorities said the tourists were abducted on Friday by what they suspect is a Colombian group.

Julian Assange at UNGA: Obama is exploiting the Arab Spring (VIDEO)

"It must come as a surprise to Tunisians for Barack Obama to say the US supported the forces of change in Tunisia," Assange said.

Another refugee for Ecuador, another nightmare for Belarus

QUITO — He's hell-bent on uncovering government secrets and wants refuge in Ecuador. No, he's not Julian Assange. Meet Aliaksandr Barankov.

Protesters pledge support to Assange outside British Embassy in Ecuador

QUITO — About 50 protesters gathered outside the British Embassy on Sunday to protest against the UK in the continuing saga over Julian Assange, who is currently holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London after being denied safe passage to Quito by the British government.

UK-Ecuador stalemate over Assange closer to being broken

QUITO — The stalemate between the British and Ecuadorean governments over the fate of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange appears to be one step closer to breaking this weekend. Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa announced that he had received confirmation from London that UK authorities had withdrawn a threat to storm the South American country's embassy there, paving the way for negotiations after a tense two weeks.

Assange asylum: What do Ecuadoreans think?

QUITO — President Rafael Correa’s decision to offer Julian Assange asylum appears to have divided citizens of this South American country. Some regarded the move as a humanitarian gesture while others viewed it as a ploy to distract voters from Correa’s own problems, as he seeks re-election to a third term. Yet even some who disagreed with the asylum offer for WikiLeaks’ founder rejected the British government’s suggestion that it would withdraw diplomatic status from the Ecuadorean embassy in order to arrest the Australian.
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