Question: Text: Julio Nivelo, 53, was detained in the west of the country. His lawyers say he was not even in the US at the time of the theft.
Video footage captured the incident last year, showing a man struggling with the weight of the loot and having to put it down to rest.
The gold is yet to be recovered.
summary: A man has been arrested in Ecuador accused of stealing an 86lb (36kg) bucket of gold flakes worth $1.6m (£1.2m) from a truck in New York.
Text: Nearly 6,000 have arrived since Tuesday alone, it says.
In the week to 13 April, arrivals in Italy were 173% higher than the previous week, while arrivals in Greece were 76% lower.
Officials in Libya say they fear the closure of the migrant route through Greece is leading to the surge.
A deal between Turkey and the EU came into force last month with the aim of deterring migrants, mainly Syrians and Iraqis, from making the crossing between Turkey and Greece.
However, the IOM said there was no evidence yet that the Turkey-EU deal was linked to the latest surge. Those currently arriving in Italy from Libya are predominately citizens of African countries.
IOM spokesman Joel Millman said that of the 6,021 migrants and refugees making perilous sea crossings since Tuesday, only 174 had reached Greece.
He warned that the return of better weather would probably mean persistently high numbers making the crossing to Italy.
Rescued migrants who reached Italy said they had all travelled from Libya, mostly in overcrowded dinghies.
Federico Soda, the head of the IOM's office in Rome, said in the statement: "Many of them were from sub-Saharan Africa, and we have noticed an increase in numbers from the Horn of Africa, particularly Eritreans.
"There have been very few Syrians leaving from Libya in recent months."
Italy has asked its local authorities to find another 15,000 beds for asylum seekers.
The BBC's Orla Guerin, who has travelled to Libya, says one senior figure there said that hundreds of thousands could depart for Italy.
She says Libya's new unity government is struggling to get control of its capital, let alone the long coastline. With three rival administrations and numerous competing militias, the resulting chaos and insecurity has made smuggling a growth industry.
Earlier this week, the president of the European Council also warned Italy and Malta to expect large numbers of would-be migrants departing from Libya.
Donald Tusk told MEPs that it would not be possible to apply the same approach used for the Balkans to Libya.
So far this year, the IOM has recorded more than 23,000 arrivals in Italy and more than 153,000 in Greece.
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants.
summary: A huge recent surge in migrants arriving in Italy by sea is set to continue, the International Organization for Migration has warned.
Text: The previous $100 (Â£82) limit has been lifted, meaning most visitors could bring home up to 100 cigars and several bottles of rum.
The latest measures reflect continuing moves by the former Cold War rivals to normalise relations after 53 years.
President Barack Obama paid a historic visit to Cuba in March.
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The latest raft of measures are in an administrative order by the president, meaning he can sidestep the Republican-controlled Congress.
Analysts say he wants to cement the new trade relations before he leaves office in January.
Other measures in the latest batch include:
But the cigar and rum measures will be the most beneficial for Cuba. Given the high value of some cigars in particular, the Cuban government could benefit to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
Analysis: Will Grant, BBC Cuba correspondent
The most important announcement is probably the move to lift a restriction on cargo ship travel between the old enemies that had prevented them from docking in US ports for at least 180 days after visiting Cuba.
But undoubtedly the most eye-catching was the decision to lift the $100 limit on rum and cigars. The fact that the record numbers of US visitors to Cuba can now buy much more is welcome news for the Castro government.
That said, it will still reiterate its calls for the US economic embargo to be lifted entirely. The Cuban delegation plans to put a resolution in front of the UN General Assembly by the end of the month, which is likely to be resoundingly supported.
President Obama cannot lift the embargo without the US Congress, but he can weaken it significantly. He has done that on several occasions over the past two years.
Mr Obama said in a statement: "Challenges remain - and very real differences between our governments persist on issues of democracy and human rights - but I believe that engagement is the best way to address those differences and make progress on behalf of our interests and values."
More than 160,000 Americans went to Cuba in 2015 and the figure could double this year.
In July, Cuba and the United States formally re-established relations.
summary:
Answer: American travellers to Cuba will now be able to bring back far more rum and cigars, after the Obama administration announced new trade measures.