Ecuador News

The government of Ecuador asked a U.S. court on Friday to intervene in its long-running environmental battle with oil giant Chevron Corp. The federal court filing is tied to a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit taking place in Ecuador that seeks to hold...

Correa said he wanted the talks for the loan to "finish up quickly" but said that if they do not bear fruit, Ecuador "will know how to find the funds to finance Coca Codo". Correa, a US-trained economist, said the...

Argentina ended its long struggle, landing a spot in next year's World Cup thanks to Wednesday's 1-0 victory at bitter rival Uruguay behind an 84th-minute goal by substitute Mario Bolatti. Despite the loss, Uruguay ─ the No. South American qualifying...

Chevron Corp. has sued a lawyer who used to represent the plaintiffs in a $27 billion pollution lawsuit against the oil company in Ecuador, hoping to cast doubt on the case. More Business Chevron on Friday filed a complaint for...

Facing public criticism over plans that some convicts might get swine flu shots before law-abiding citizens do, state health officials clarified on Wednesday that no widespread inoculations are expected to take place in Texas prisons anytime soon. At the same...

Thanksgiving has always been chef Jose Garces' favorite holiday. Devoid of much of the commercialization that surrounds holidays such as Christmas and Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving is, for him, all about family, friends and food...On Sunday, Garces, 37, was named winner...

10/16/2009 01:00:00 AM MDT Because of concerns about climate change, a lot of current environmentalist advocacy — including movies like "An Inconvenient Truth" — concentrates on the dire results of burning fossil fuels.