Ecuador News

Ecuadorean villagers who are trying to get billions of dollars from Chevron Corp for pollution in the Amazon jungle are ready to refocus their fight on pending suits in other countries after a setback...

New York - A US federal judge Tuesday ruled in favor of Chevron in an Ecuador environmental case, saying fraud was used to obtain a judgment ordering the oil giant to pay $9.5 billion.US District Judge Lewis Kaplan said a six-week trial proved that the Ecuadoran ...

New York - A US federal judge Tuesday ruled in favor of Chevron in an Ecuador environmental case, saying fraud was used to obtain a judgment ordering the oil giant to pay $9.5 billion.US District Judge Lewis Kaplan said a six-week trial proved that the Ecuadoran ...

An American lawyer used "corrupt means" to secure a multi-billion-dollar pollution judgment against Chevron Corp in Ecuador, a U.S.

Quito - Ecuador President Rafael Correa on Saturday said he may seek re-election in 2017, despite previously supporting constitutional measures limiting the country's leader to only two consecutive terms.Correa said in his weekly radio address he was consideri...

London - When a banana flown half-way round the world costs half the price of a locally-grown apple, many in Britain wonder whether Latin American banana producers are getting a fair deal.The British love eating bananas.

London - When a banana flown half-way round the world costs half the price of a locally-grown apple, many in Britain wonder whether Latin American banana producers are getting a fair deal.The British love eating bananas.

Quito - A telecom firm owned by Mexican magnate Carlos Slim -- one of the richest men in the world -- said Tuesday it plans to contest a $138.5-million fine in Ecuador.Ecuador claims the company, Conecel, was acting illegally by pressuring and having exclusive...

Pichincha - Actress Mia Farrow has hit out at US oil giant Chevron as she visited an Amazonian region Ecuador accuses the company of polluting.

Quito - Ecuador on Saturday stressed it wanted the number of US military staff on its territory reduced, and warned it also would not allow US "espionage equipment.