A businessman was snatched from a New York City street in broad daylight, then held captive for more than a month in a warehouse where he was bound and burned with acid as he was held for a $3 million ransom his family back in Ecuador did not have, authorities said.Full story
Sathwik Karnik cruised to victory in the National Geographic Bee. To clinch the title, the 12 year old from Plainville, Mass correctly named Chimborazo as the mountain in Ecuador that represents the farthest point from the Earth’s center. NBC’s Ali Weinberg reports.
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador removed its ambassador in Peru from his post on Monday over his involvement in a supermarket brawl in Lima, an incident that threatened to sour relations between the neighboring countries. Full story
Voluntary evacuations are underway in Ecuador where activity from Mount Tungurahua is increasing. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Two female tourists are free after being kidnapped in Ecuador near the Colombian border and spending two days with captors in the jungle. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Officials in Ecuador are searching for suspected arsonists behind the devastating wildfires that have burned thousands of acres of farmland. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Ecuador's Tungurahua Volcano rumbled to life on Sunday causing alarm among residents living in the area. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
One day after Ecuador granted Julian Assange political asylum, Britain is responding by increasing the police presence around the Ecuadorian embassy and saying they will not grant the WikiLeaks founder “safe passage out of the United Kingdom.”
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Thousands of citizens listen as Ecuador's President Rafael Correa delivers his speech after his inauguration ceremony at Bicentennial Park in Quito May 24, 2013. REUTERS/Guillermo Granja (ECUADOR - Tags: POLITICS)
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa delivers a speech to thousands of citizens after his inauguration ceremony at Bicentennial Park in Quito May 24, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Granja (ECUADOR - Tags: POLITICS)
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa gestures during a speech to thousands of citizens after his inauguration ceremony at Bicentennial Park in Quito May 24, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Granja (ECUADOR - Tags: POLITICS)
