Leftist candidate Lenin Moreno appeared on the verge of victory in Ecuador's presidential election but his opposition rival refused to recognise the results, calling on his supporters to take to the streets to guard against "fraud".

An Ecuadorian official will interrogate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on behalf of Swedish prosecutors next month in the South American country’s embassy in London.

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake has hit Ecuador near the Pacific coast area where a devastating quake struck on April 16.

Ecuador has been hit by another powerful earthquake.

A fresh tremor rattled Ecuador overnight, a 6.1-magnitude jolt that was the strongest aftershock since a lethal earthquake killed hundreds of people on Saturday.

Ecuadoreans have begun burying loved ones killed by the country's deadliest earthquake in decades as hopes faded for the rescue of more survivors.

Ecuador’s earthquake death toll rose to 350 as traumatised survivors rested amid the rubble of their homes and rescuers dug for survivors in the Andean nation’s shattered coastal region.

The young Irish nun who died in the recent earthquake in Ecuador gave up a self-confessed wild teenage lifestyle and a budding acting career to work with some of the world's poorest.

A nun from Derry has been confirmed as one of the victims of the weekend's earthquake in Ecuador.

Aid began to flow to areas devastated by Ecuador's strongest earthquake in decades and the death toll continued to rise as rescue teams desperately searched rubble for survivors.

The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades has flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast.

Ecuador says it has reached a deal with Sweden that could lead to the questioning of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is in asylum at Ecuador’s embassy in London while facing a Swedish rape allegation.

Swedish officials said they are optimistic about reaching an agreement with Ecuador on legal assistance which could pave the way to questioning WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London on outstanding accusations against him.

Up to 325,000 people live in areas that could be threatened by fast-moving mud and rock flows if there is a major eruption of the Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador, a senior disaster official said.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has welcomed moves by Swedish prosecutors to question him at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, but is “irritated” it has taken so long.