WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange arrives at court before guilty plea in deal with US securing his freedom

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has arrived at a federal courthouse in Saipan ahead of an expected guilty plea in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will set him free to return home to Australia. The plane carrying the eccentric...

Trial begins in Ecuador over murder of presidential candidate Villavicencio

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s highest court put five suspects on trial Tuesday for last year’s murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, as his relatives protested outside to demand a swift and hefty sentence. Prosecutors at the National Court of Justice accuse...

Timeline of the Julian Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges

LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange headed to the Northern Mariana Islands on Tuesday to complete a plea deal with U.S. federal prosecutors that will allow him to walk free in return for a guilty plea. In a deal with the U.S. Justice Department, Assange will plead guilty...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US that will allow him to walk free

WASHINGTON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will allow him to walk free and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified...

Timeline of the Julian Assange legal saga over extradition to the US on espionage charges

LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday left a British prison and will appear later this week in the U.S. federal court in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth in the Western Pacific. In a deal with the U.S. Justice Department, Assange will plead...

Rodriguez scores header gives Timbers 2-1 win over the Earthquakes

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jonathan Rodriguez scored on a header in the 72nd minute and the Portland Timbers extended their unbeaten streak to five straight games with a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night. Evander also scored for the Timbers (6-7-6)....

Power outage leaves millions of Ecuadorians in the dark after transmission line fails

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A failure in an energy transmission line on Wednesday produced an unexpected blackout throughout Ecuador, the government said, days after announcing that there would be power outages in the country due to production problems. Ecuador's Minister of Energy...

Ecuador stops waiving visas for Chinese nationals because of an increase in irregular migration

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador on Tuesday announced the suspension of an agreement with China that had waived visas for Chinese citizens traveling to the South American country, citing a “worrying” increase in irregular migration. Ecuador's Foreign Ministry said in a statement...

Ecuador suspends an agreement with China waiving visas for Chinese nationals, citing an increase in irregular migration

Rescuers find more victims after a landslide in Ecuador, rising the death toll to 8

RIO VERDE, Ecuador (AP) — Rescue teams and some inhabitants searched the mud Monday looking for more victims of a landslide in central Ecuador that killed at least eight people. Heavy rains over the weekend drenched several provinces of Ecuador, but the community of Baños was one...