World Aug 10 Ecuador declares state of emergency following assassination of presidential candidate promoting anti-corruption Villavicencio had reported receiving multiple death threats, including from affiliates of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, one of a slew of international organized crime groups that now operate in Ecuador.
World May 17 Ecuador’s president dismisses legislature as it tries to impeach him Lawmakers had accused Lasso of not stopping a corrupt deal between the state-owned oil transport company and a private tanker company, accusations he denies.
World Mar 18 Magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Ecuador kills at least 15, causes widespread damage A strong earthquake that shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday killed at least 15 people and brought down homes and buildings in vastly different communities, from coastal areas to the highlands.
World Dec 16 Peruvian judge orders 18-month detention for ousted president The ruling Thursday came a day after the government declared a state of emergency as it struggles to calm violent protests that have led to at least 14 deaths.
World Dec 14 Peru’s new government declares national emergency, suspends rights of ‘personal security and freedom’ Peru's new government has declared a 30-day national emergency amid violent protests following the ouster of President Pedro Castillo.
World Dec 12 Peru’s new president proposes to move up elections amid protests Peru’s new president has given in to protesters demands, announcing in a nationally televised address a proposal to move up elections.
World Dec 10 Peru’s first female president asks Cabinet to take anti-corruption pledge Peru’s newest president, Dina Boluarte, swore in her Cabinet on Saturday just three days after becoming the country’s first female head of state and asked each minister to pledge not to be corrupt while in office.
World Dec 09 New Peru president appears in military ceremony to cement power Peru’s first female president appeared in a military ceremony on national television on Friday in her first official event as head of state, an attempt to cement her power and buck the national trend of early presidential departures.
World Nov 26 Biden eases oil sanctions on Venezuela as opposition talks resume Venezuela’s government and its opposition on Saturday agreed to create a U.N.-managed fund to finance health, food and education programs for the poor, while the Biden administration eased some oil sanctions on the country in an effort to boost the…
World Jun 19 Ex-rebel Gustavo Petro elected Colombia’s first leftist president Petro’s victory underlined a drastic change in presidential politics for a country that has long marginalized the left for its perceived association with the armed conflict.