QUITO, Ecuador, April 27 (UPI) -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has become that country's first president to win re-election in 37 years.

QUITO, Ecuador, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa says "it's almost assured" China will finance at $2 billion hydroelectric power plant.

QUITO, Ecuador, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Ecuador's president has ordered the expulsion of an "insolent" U.S. diplomat for a letter suspending U.S. aid to a national police unit, a report reveals.

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa says he will default on the country's foreign debt payments, declaring the loans tainted by criminal activity.

MIAMI, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Ecuador has asked OPEC leaders to allow the country to maintain its oil production levels, despite cuts across the board for the cartel member nations, saying its federal budget depends heavily on current levels of production.

MIAMI, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has threatened to kick out foreign oil companies if they don't increase output in the coming weeks and months.

MIAMI, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Ecuador's oil-based economy is going to be further regulated and its foreign investors subject to greater scrutiny, according to the country's leftist leader, President Rafael Correa, who won a sweeping victory in this week's constitutional referendum vote on a new constitution.

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa says he has a mandate for social change after voters overwhelmingly approved new powers for the presidency.

QUITO, Ecuador, July 30 (UPI) -- Ecuador won't renew its lease with the United States for an air base in the South American country used for anti-drug flights, said Ecuadorian officials.