WorldEcuador's Opposition Candidate Says He Will Evict Julian Assange From the London EmbassyEcuadorian's head to the polls for general elections on Feb. 19. And if they end up backing the main opposition candidate Guillermo Lasso, Julian Assange could find his stay at the country's London embassy coming to an abrupt halt
WorldWikiLeaks Says Ecuador Shut Down Julian Assange’s Internet AccessWikiLeaks confirmed that the Ecuadorean government had cut Julian Assange's Internet access, ending speculation that it was the U.S. or U.K. government that had done so. The antisecrecy group said it had “activated appropriate contingency plans”
WorldWestern Ecuador Rattled by Magnitude 6.7 EarthquakeAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 struck western Ecuador, the U.S. Geographical Survey said. The quake's epicenter was 36 miles south of Esmeraldas at a depth of about seven miles. A destructive Pacific-wide tsunami was not expected
WorldEcuadorean City Faces Total Rebuild After Quake: 'It Will Never Be the Same'Search-and-rescue operations in Pedernales, Ecuador, have shifted into simply search and recovery, three days after a historic 7.8-magnitude earthquake racked the city. Workers are now looking for bodies rather than survivors
WorldIt's Been a Bad Week For Earthquakes, but Experts Don't See a Seismological TrendWith quakes in Japan and Ecuador, experts say this has been an exceptional week for seismology. But despite the timing of the two disasters and their presence in the earthquake-prone zone known as the Ring of Fire, a connection between them is unlikely and not necessarily indicative of a larger trend
WorldJulian Assange Is to Answer Questions on Rape Allegations From Swedish AuthoritiesWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will answer questions about rape and assault allegations from Swedish authorities, Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa said Wednesday. The questions will be put to him by Ecuadorian officials at the country's London embassy, where Assange has been living under protection since 2012
WorldJulian Assange Cannot Leave the Ecuadorean Embassy for Medical Treatment, U.K. SaysThe U.K. has refused a request for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to leave the Ecuadorean embassy in London to receive medical treatment for a hurt shoulder, the South American country said Wednesday. British authorities denied "safe passage" to Assange to get an MRI scan
WorldWestern Ecuador Rattled by Magnitude 6.7 EarthquakeAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 struck western Ecuador, the U.S. Geographical Survey said. The quake's epicenter was 36 miles south of Esmeraldas at a depth of about seven miles. A destructive Pacific-wide tsunami was not expected
WorldEcuadorean City Faces Total Rebuild After Quake: 'It Will Never Be the Same'Search-and-rescue operations in Pedernales, Ecuador, have shifted into simply search and recovery, three days after a historic 7.8-magnitude earthquake racked the city. Workers are now looking for bodies rather than survivors
WorldIt's Been a Bad Week For Earthquakes, but Experts Don't See a Seismological TrendWith quakes in Japan and Ecuador, experts say this has been an exceptional week for seismology. But despite the timing of the two disasters and their presence in the earthquake-prone zone known as the Ring of Fire, a connection between them is unlikely and not necessarily indicative of a larger trend
WorldJulian Assange Is to Answer Questions on Rape Allegations From Swedish AuthoritiesWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will answer questions about rape and assault allegations from Swedish authorities, Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa said Wednesday. The questions will be put to him by Ecuadorian officials at the country's London embassy, where Assange has been living under protection since 2012
WorldJulian Assange Cannot Leave the Ecuadorean Embassy for Medical Treatment, U.K. SaysThe U.K. has refused a request for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to leave the Ecuadorean embassy in London to receive medical treatment for a hurt shoulder, the South American country said Wednesday. British authorities denied "safe passage" to Assange to get an MRI scan
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