Rafael Correa scuttles plan to persuade rich countries to pay Ecuador not to drill for oil in rainforest preserve.
South American country still seen as likeliest to shelter the National Security Agency leaker seems determined to prove it can handle anything.
President Rafael Correa of Ecuador is embracing his role as a thorn in Washington's side.
President Rafael Correa presented a bill asking lawmakers to annul an investment protection treaty with the U.S.
Socialist hero intent on attracting new investment after seeming to scare much of it away with his policies and rhetoric.
President Rafael Correa immediately vowed to deepen the "citizen's revolution" that has lifted many Ecuadoreans out of poverty.
Loathed by free-marketers, embraced by beneficiaries of state largesse, the leftist seems ready to coast to victory Sunday.
Diego Martinez takes over the position after a scandal with the former president over a fake degree.
Chavez's medical team has begun "pre-operative protocol" to carry out the surgery.
Not all journalists are created equal in the eyes of Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa.
