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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
