Topic: Rafael Correa

Ecuador president wins huge libel case

A judge in Ecuador has convicted three newspaper executives and an editor of libel, sentenced them to three-year jail terms and handed a 40-million-dollar damages award to President Rafael Correa.It was a dramatic close to the latest chapter in the elected leftist's ...

Ecuador's Correa lashes out at U.S. embassy for spying

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's leftist President Rafael Correa on Friday accused the U.S. embassy of spying on the country's police and military, adding the espionage was a factor in his expulsion this week of the U.S. ambassador.Ecuador on Tuesday told Washington's envoy ...
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held warm talks with Ecuador's leftist President Rafael Correa, paving the way to drive a wedge between him and Venezuela's anti-American firebrand Hugo Chavez.In a joint press conference, Clinton vowed to build on their partnership based ...