Ecuador

The earthquake's epicenter was far inland, away from the country's main highways that run along mountain ranges.

Over the weekend an angry mob attacked Venezuelan migrant camps in a Brazilian town near the border. Ecuador has declared a state of emergency, and closed its borders to those without passports.

The founder of WikiLeaks received a request to testify in person before the Senate intelligence committee about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, his lawyer says.

Half a million flowers went into the structure, which is a replica of a pre-Incan pyramid.

Militants formerly associated with FARC abducted a trio of press workers three weeks ago in the Colombia border region. Now, Ecuador says the workers are dead — and officials are vowing retaliation.

The government of Ecuador said WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been living inside its London embassy, was jeopardizing its relationships with other countries in his social media posts.

The dead sharks, mostly endangered hammerheads, were part of a 300-ton haul of fish found on a Chinese boat off the Galápagos Islands. An Ecuadorean judge fined and jailed the crew up to four years.

The race has been widely watched in part because it could affect the future of Julian Assange. Candidates had differed on their plans for the WikiLeaks founder's spot in Ecuador's London embassy.

This thick, creamy stew features 12 "grains" to represent the Twelve Apostles and cod to denote Jesus. It takes days and many hands to prepare, a meal befitting Ecuador's elaborate Lenten traditions.

An enterprise-minded ecologist from England is helping endangered brown-headed spider monkeys in Ecuador by connecting their preservation to high-end chocolate.