President Rafael Correa has won re-election but may have little time to savor the decisive victory. The leftist economist must now determine how to maintain his ample social spending programs in a deepening economic crisis.

Populist President Rafael Correa appeared headed for an outright election victory, according to partial results, which would make the leftist economist the first Ecuadorean president in 30 years to be chosen without a runoff vote.

President Rafael Correa, a leftist economist who has championed the poor and alienated international investors, appeared headed for easy re-election Sunday in a break with Ecuador’s history of political instability.

President Rafael Correa, a leftist champion of the poor, declared re-election victory Sunday just moments after the polls closed _ a win that breaks sharply with Ecuador’s history of political instability.

Ecuador’s leftist President Rafael Correa has declared victory in an apparently easy re-election.

President Rafael Correa, a feisty leftist popular for his social programs, was widely favored to win re-election Sunday. He was even given a shot at becoming the first Ecuador president elected in 30 years without a runoff.

Ecuador’s finance minister says her country will repurchase nearly a third of its foreign debt at a 70 percent discount, ending months of speculation about a default.

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal stretched his winning streak at the Monte Carlo Masters to 24 matches on Friday, beating Nicolas Lapentti of Ecuador 6-3, 6-0 to advance to the quarterfinals.

A small army plane slammed into an apartment building in an upscale neighborhood of Ecuador’s mountainous capital on Thursday, killing five people aboard the aircraft and two more on the ground.

A fire chief says five people are dead after a small military plane slammed into an apartment building in the Ecuadorean capital.