Deep in the Ecuador Amazon, a Canadian-owned mining project threatens the way of life of local Indigenous communities.

Sean Gallup/Getty Images The trending words about the global political scene as the 20th century closed were ... they prefer to “bowl alone.” The death of the personality of liberal democracy ...

For decades, USAID has managed over $40 billion annually for programs tackling disease, disaster relief, clean water access, and economic development.

“This is not the Europe, not the democracy, where I live ... experts at the security conference were warning European leaders that they could be in for a fast and painful reordering of ...

The report’s lead author said such declines tend to be associated with increased support for populist and anti-establishment parties.

The two candidates vying for Ecuador’s presidency in a second-round run-off never campaigned in Cochapamba. Their faces are ...

COCHAPAMBA, Ecuador ... they will support in the runoff. Yet, the overall mood in Cochapamba is of distrust — and disappointment. “I’d be deeply disappointed if all the candidates ...

In Ecuador's Highlands, an Indigenous Community Faces Choice Between 2 Candidates They Don't Trust COCHAPAMBA, Ecuador (AP) — The two candidates vying for Ecuador’s presidency in a second ...

(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) COCHAPAMBA, Ecuador ... promises were forgotten,” said Gloria Llugsha, a 28-year-old mother of two. In her view, presidents only remember the people when they need ...

(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) COCHAPAMBA, Ecuador ... candidate they will support in the runoff. Yet, the overall mood in Cochapamba is of distrust — and disappointment. “I’d be deeply disappointed if all ...