Quito News

HEALTH CARE DEATH A 27-year-old French vulcanologist on assignment in Ecuador has died because she was denied medical care after being attacked on a street in Quito, Le Monde reports. The incident occurred in September but has received wide publicity...

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...

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...

Ecuador and China signed three cooperation agreements on Tuesday worth US$442 million and obtained credit to buy four warplanes, officials here said. The agreements were signed during the visit of Jia Qinglin, chair of the National Committee of the Chinese...

Ecuador's leftist President Rafael Correa said on Saturday he will travel to Russia late this month to strengthen ties aimed in part at enhancing his country's defenses. Correa is a critic of Washington and an ally of Venezuelan President Hugo...

Ecuador — The multibillion-dollar legal case between Amazon peasants and Chevron over oil pollution in Ecuador ’s rain forest keeps unfolding more like a mystery thriller than a battle of briefs. Ever since the oil giant released videos in August...

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has asked its team in Ecuador to look into the reasons behind the crash of a Dhruv helicopter during a military parade in Quito today in which two pilots were injured. "Our team is stationed in...

This might sound ridiculous – how can the tiny mosquitoes threaten wildlife? But – that is happening in the Galapagos Islands. The Southern house mosquitoes identified as the Culex Quinquefasciatus come by tourist planes and boats and bring with them...