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Dublin: 15 °C Sunday 19 May, 2013

Ecuador

# ecuador - Friday 10 May, 2013

Take A Bow This post contains videos

Want to see an absolute wonder goal from the halfway line?

You won’t see a more audacious strike than this one for a long time.

# ecuador - Monday 18 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Ecuador

Ecuador: President secures third term, says revolution cannot be stopped

“Nobody is going to stop this revolution. We are making history,” leftist leader Rafael Correa declared as he secured a third term in office.

# ecuador - Saturday 12 January, 2013

From The Daily Edge Encore Une Fois This post contains videos

# ecuador - Thursday 29 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Assange

Julian Assange has ‘lung condition’ says Ecuadorian embassy

The Wikileaks founder is unwell according to Ecuador’s ambassador to London. Assange has spent the past five months holed-up in the London embassy.

# ecuador - Tuesday 9 October, 2012

From The Daily Edge Odd Couple

Unlikely Celebrity Meeting of the Day: Lady Gaga and Julian Assange

Over to you: what do you think the two of them talked about?

# ecuador - Friday 5 October, 2012

Ex-Ireland international Bruce included in Northern Ireland squad

The Hull defender could now feature in the side’s World Cup qualifier with Portugal.

# ecuador - Monday 27 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Julian Assange

Ecuador’s president says Assange allegations ‘not crimes’ in most places

Correa said the alleged actions against the WikiLeaks founder were ‘not crimes in 90 to 95 per cent of the world’ but they had played no part in Quito’s decision to grant Assange asylum.

# ecuador - Sunday 26 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Assange

Ecuador and UK ‘must seek mutually acceptable solution’ on Assange case

President Rafael Correa says the two countries are returning to dialogue over controversy surrounding the WikiLeaks founder.

# ecuador - Tuesday 21 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Wikileaks

Ecuador says attempts to storm embassy ‘would be suicide’

The people of Ecuador have rallied behind president Rafael Correa after he granted political asylum to Julian Assange.

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Tuesday

The nine stories you need to know this morning.

# ecuador - Sunday 19 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Need To Know This post contains videos

The Evening Fix: Sunday

Things we learned, loved and shared today…

From TheJournal.ie Wikileaks

Assange calls on US to drop ‘witch-hunt against WikiLeaks’

Speaking from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, the WikiLeaks founder describes Bradley Manning as “a hero and an example”.

From TheJournal.ie Ecuador

Assange to make public statement from Ecuadorian embassy

The WikiLeaks founder will face arrest if he steps outside – and may make a public statement from a ground floor window.

# ecuador - Saturday 18 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Wikileaks

Assange faces boredom and stress as embassy standoff continues

Visitors who have been to see Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy say he’s upbeat, but living very modestly.

# ecuador - Friday 17 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Should the UK stop Julian Assange from seeking asylum in Ecuador?

The UK says it has an obligation to extradite Assange to Sweden – but opponents claim he is being persecuted for political reasons. What do you think?

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Friday

The nine stories you need to know as you start your day.

# ecuador - Thursday 16 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Need To Know

The Evening Fix: Thursday

Things we learned, loved, and shared today…

From TheJournal.ie Wikileaks

Ecuador grants asylum to Assange – but London says he WILL be extradited

The Foreign Office in the UK said that the decision “changes nothing” and the Wikileaks founder will still be extradited to Sweden.

From TheJournal.ie Diplomacy

Wikileaks, Ecuador condemn ‘UK threat to storm’ embassy for Assange

The Wikileaks founder continues in his bid to avoid extradition to Sweden.

# ecuador - Wednesday 15 August, 2012

Here’s all you need to know about tonight’s international action

The Irish team’s group rivals, Germany, are in action, as they take on Argentina.

# ecuador - Friday 29 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Choons

‘The Ballad of Julian Assange’ among songs featuring on new Wikileaks CD

The Beat the Blockade CD is the latest attempt by the whistleblowing organisation to raise funds for its projects.

# ecuador - Monday 25 June, 2012

From The Daily Edge Shell Shock

Tortoise Lonesome George, last of his species, found dead

The giant tortoise species was thought to be extinct when George was found in 1972.

# ecuador - Sunday 24 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Assange

Ecuador ambassador briefed on Assange in Sweden

Ecuador is mulling over whether to offer the WikiLeaks founder asylum, after he took refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Tuesday.

From TheJournal.ie Assange

There’s “no hint” of US plan to take Assange from Sweden, says Australian minister

Assange has sought asylum in bid to avoid being extradited to Sweden.

# ecuador - Wednesday 20 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Ecuador

WikiLeaks founder Assange seeks Ecuador asylum

Julian Assange yesterday walked into Ecuador’s embassy in London and applied for political asylum in a sensational bid to avoid extradition to Sweden over alleged sex crimes.

# ecuador - Sunday 3 June, 2012

Tekkers This post contains videos

VIDEO: Think Messi isn’t as good for Argentina? Think again

Just the 79 goals this season, then. 79.

# ecuador - Thursday 12 January, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Capitalism

Iranian president: ‘The capitalist system is in decay’

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is on a friendly trip around Latin America visiting leftist leaders who share his animosity towards the US.

# ecuador - Wednesday 4 January, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Ecuador

Court upholds ruling that Chevron must pay $18bn for Amazon pollution

The lawsuit sought damages on behalf of 30,000 people for environmental contamination and illnesses that allegedly resulted from operations in the Amazon rain forest over an 18-year period.

# ecuador - Friday 22 July, 2011

From Business ETC Ecuador

Careful what you write: Court imposes $40m fine after journalist libels president

A journalist at El Universo wrote a column about Ecuador president Rafael Correa which has proved very costly.

# ecuador - Sunday 10 July, 2011

Copa América: Fred spares more Brazil blushes

There was further disappointment for one of the tournament favourites at the Copa América on Saturday evening.

# ecuador - Sunday 8 May, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Ecuador

Ecuador’s president says referendum win is a triumph for the ‘citizen’s revolution’

A 10-question ballot paper asked voters in Ecuador to decide on changes to the judiciary and media regulation amongst other things.

# ecuador - Tuesday 15 February, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Amazon

Chevron fined $8.6bn for Amazon pollution

The oil giant has been fined billions after a court ruled it had dumped toxic waste in the Amazon’s rainforest and rivers – at a massive environmental and human cost.

# ecuador - Saturday 25 December, 2010

From TheJournal.ie Ecuador This post contains videos

At least 35 killed after Ecuador bus falls 1,100 feet

Travellers were on a bus between two Ecuadorian cities when it veered off-road and plunged down a ravine.

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Christmas Day

What you need to know: 300 passengers trapped on board a cancelled flight for seven hours, a false alarm at the Embassy in Rome, and the visit of a certain man in red.

# ecuador - Sunday 5 December, 2010

From TheJournal.ie Ecuador

Evacuations as Ecuador volcano erupts

Volcano’s last major eruption in 2006 killed six people.

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Sunday

Nine things you really need to know by 9am: ministerial pay cuts; poll shows more prefer Bruton as FG leader than Kenny; and increased volcanic activity in Ecuador sparks evacuation.

# ecuador - Friday 1 October, 2010

From TheJournal.ie Ecuador This post contains videos

Ecuador’s President released in bloody rescue mission

A revolt over austerity measures has plunged the country into anarchy.