Ecuador

Ecuadorean indigenous group Conaie said late on Saturday that it would continue anti-austerity protests after President Lenin Moreno imposed a military-enforced curfew in the capital Quito

Ecuador shut its border on Monday (August 26) to hundreds of Venezuelans waiting to cross, as new restrictions from Quito on migrants fleeing the OPEC nation come into effect.

The organisation said individuals had threatened to leak the private documents, videos and audio gathered on its founder, Julian Assange.

Assange has been holed up inside Ecuador's London embassy since 2012.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is meeting with German politicians today.

"There is a path for Mr Assange to take the decision to exit into near freedom," said President Lenin Moreno.

A remote Andean village in Ecuador celebrates the peculiar "collective suicide" ritual of migratory birds into their sacred lake.

Venezuelans hoping to travel through Ecuador camped outside the border yesterday after the government introduced tighter entry requirements. They were allowed into Ecuador using national ID cards. With the influx of immigrants on the rise, the government wants to see passports, something many don'

Former president Rafael Correa, accused of kidnapping a political opponent in 2012, denies all charges

Chile has said it will host the next meeting between the Colombian government and the country's last major rebel army, the ELN.

Police have not revealed the nationality or identities of the two individuals, but said they likely fainted or were ejected after takeoff

Britain’s Foreign Office, who rejected Ecuador’s request to grant diplomatic status to Assange, said the only way to resolve the issue is for Assange to leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London and face justice.

Ecuador's foreign minister has spoken out against the WikilLeaks founder's situation. The South American country is now considering engaging a third-party mediator to end the impasse with the UK.

In a surprise announcement the ruling Country Alliance party, which won Sunday's election, called on the National Electoral Council for an immediate vote recount.

Supporters of conservative Ecuadorean presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso clashed with police in the streets of Guayaquil on Sunday April 2, after it appeared leftist Lenin Moreno was poised to win