Ecuador

Every year, pride takes center stage at the Ecuadorian Parade on Northern Boulevard in Jackson Heights. And this year, was no different. "We're out here showing our Ecuadorian pride. Pride from where we come from," said Stephanie Marquez, 22, of Queens....

MEXICO CITY -- In the wake of another fatal coal mining disaster in the Mexican state of Coahuila, critics are ramping up their call for stronger regulation of an industry that the local bishop claims is sending workers into “death trap”...

LONDON -- WikiLeaks said Thursday it has begun publishing some 2.4 million e-mails from Syrian politicians, government ministries and companies dating back to 2006. The e-mails, which are in a range of languages including Arabic and Russian, come from...

El tiempo, como un empecinado remolino, a veces nos arrastra vehementemente, y nos deposita cronológicamente más adelante. Con una velocidad increíble, aquella pelota que salió volando de los pies del último delantero, caerá este sábado 2 a merced de Luis...

It didn't take Canadian seaman Richard Thompson long to get quite a bit of Baltimore under his shiny gold belt. Tapas at Harborplace. Shopping for sunglasses. And a beery romp with some American sailors at Power Plant Live that left him with a different...

"Lonesome George," the last remaining tortoise of his kind, has died. The tortoise was found dead Sunday of unknown causes in the Galapagos Islands, off the coast of Ecuador.   "Lonesome George" was discovered back in 1972. He was believed to be...

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is seeking political asylum from Ecuador, less than a week after the British Supreme Court ruled he could be extradited to Sweden over allegations of sexual assault....

As WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holes up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London seeking political asylum, facing arrest if he steps outside, a televised interview gives clues to why the famous freedom-of-information activist turned to Ecuador for help......

Makhdoom Shahabuddin, the leading candidate to become Pakistan's next prime minister, was effectively blocked from the post when a narcotics court investigating a drug scandal ordered his arrest....

Julian Assange WikiLeaks' founder is served with extradition letter; at Ecuadorean Embassy in London he awaits word on an asylum bid....

ISABELA ISLAND, Galapagos Islands — Hundreds of blue-footed boobies form a swirling mass in the air just offshore. They circle, they climb, they dip. Then, as if on cue, they plunge en masse, crashing into the ocean. Some surface with a fishy...

Wilmore’s Jennifer Riggs has many passions. First and foremost is her passion for Jesus Christ; a love for children is not far down on the list. In May 2011, Riggs, 29, a 2005 graduate of Asbury University, took a leap of faith to help satisfy...