WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up at Ecuador's London embassy for five months, has a lung condition that could get worse, the South American country's envoy to Britain said on We

Ecuadoran authorities said on Saturday they had rescued two women tourists, one from Britain and another from Australia, who were kidnapped a day earlier near the Colombian border.

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Ecuador said it would announce its decision on granting asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday, and slammed Britain for threatening to storm Quito's mission in London to retrieve him.

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa on Tuesday denied a British media report that his country had granted asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

"The rumor of asylum for Assange is false. No decis

The mother of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange arrived in Ecuador on Saturday for talks with top government officials after her son had found refuge in the Ecuadoran embassy in London, a government we

Ecuador said on Thursday it would honor Lonesome George, a giant tortoise that was the last of his kind and died in the Galapagos last month, by listing him as part of the nation's cultural heritage.

Lonesome George has died, leaving the world one subspecies poorer.

Ecuador will 'take the time necessary' to decide whether to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently at the country's embassy in London, President Rafael Correa said on Wedne

Ecuador's foreign minister says Wilikeaks chief Julian Assange has taken refuge in the South American nation's embassy in London and is seeking political asylum.

Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino says

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has visited with displaced Colombians forced to seek refuge across the border in Ecuador, as a special envoy of high commissioner for refugees Antonio Guterres, the UNHCR