World Ecuador approves extradition, anti-gang measures Quito – A solid majority of Ecuadoran voters on Sunday approved the extradition to the United States of organised... Read more 22 Apr, 2024
Home Dozens arrested in Ecuador after hospital assault Quito – Police in violence-plagued Ecuador arrested 68 people Sunday who had attempted to take over a hospital in... Read more 22 Jan, 2024
World Ecuador extends state of emergency after prison deaths Guayaquil — Ecuador on Sunday extended by a month a state of emergency in place since the August assassination... Read more 9 Oct, 2023
World Car bombs rock Ecuador capital as prisoners seize 57 guards, police Quito — Ecuador’s capital Quito was rocked by attacks with grenades and two car bombs overnight, followed hours later... Read more 1 Sep, 2023
World Ecuadoran presidential candidate shot dead after rally Quito — A popular Ecuadoran presidential candidate was shot dead while leaving a rally in the nation’s capital on... Read more 10 Aug, 2023
World Six dead, eight wounded in Ecuador gang shooting Guayaquil — Six people were killed and eight wounded on Monday in an apparent gang shootout in Guayaquil, a... Read more 20 Jun, 2023
World More than 500 people evacuated after Ecuador floods Esmeraldas — More than 500 people were evacuated from their homes in northern Ecuador on Sunday following flooding caused... Read more 5 Jun, 2023
World Ecuador seizes $330 million of cocaine bound for Belgium Guayaquil – Ecuador confiscated about 8.8 tons of cocaine worth $330 million that had been hidden between bananas in... Read more 27 Feb, 2023
World Ecuador votes on extradition amid crime boom Quito – Ecuadorans voted in a referendum on Sunday that will decide whether to allow extradition of citizens linked... Read more 6 Feb, 2023
World Colombia sending troops to southern border to fight drug gangs Bogota – Colombia is to deploy 400 soldiers to fight drug traffickers operating across its rural southern borders, after... Read more 29 Nov, 2022