Apr 06 Mexico breaks diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police stormed embassy in Quito By Associated Press The Mexican president has quickly moved to break off diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican Embassy to arrest a former vice president who had sought political asylum there after being indicted on corruption charges. Continue reading
Mar 31 Armed attackers kill 9, injure 10 in coastal Ecuadorian city amid recent surge in violence By Associated Press Gunmen attacked a group of people in Ecuador’s coastal city of Guayaquil, killing nine and injuring 10 others, police said Sunday. It was the second mass killing in as many days in the South American country. Continue reading
Jan 10 ‘You cannot play with the mafia.’ Ecuador’s escalating gang violence is broadcast live as masked gunmen storm TV studio By Allen Panchana, Gonzalo Solano, Associated Press Much of Ecuador simmered with tension following Tuesday's attack at public channel TC Television in Guayaquil, a coastal city that is considered the country's most violent. Continue reading
Jan 09 Armed men break into public television studio in Ecuador as country rocked by series of attacks By Gonzalo Solano, Allen Panchana, Associated Press The incident was aired live, although the station's signal was cut off after about 15 minutes. Manrique said some of the assailants ran from the studio and tried to hide when they realized they were surrounded by police. Continue reading
Nov 23 Inheriting the leadership of a country on edge, Daniel Noboa is sworn in as Ecuador’s president By Associated Press Daniel Noboa took on the job Thursday during a ceremony in Quito, the South American country's capital. Ecuadorians are looking to Noboa to restore the public safety that drug cartels and other criminal organizations have stolen. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 3:53 News Wrap: Deadly shooting in Brussels prompts terror alert In our news wrap Monday, Brussels is under its highest level terror alert after two Swedes were killed in what Belgium's prime minister called attacks linked to terrorism, Poland's opposition parties appear to be on the verge of ousting the… Continue watching
Oct 16 Daniel Noboa wins election in Ecuador, becomes nation’s youngest president-elect By Regina Garcia Cano, Gonzalo Solano, Associated Press Noboa did so on the strength of a resume of a 35-year-old who belongs to the South American country’s elite, which has meant some schooling in the U.S., some entrepreneurial work, some dabbling in politics. Now he must meet the… Continue reading
Oct 07 Seven men accused of killing Ecuadorian presidential candidate slain inside prison By Associated Press A seventh man accused in the August assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate was killed inside a prison in Ecuador's capital, authorities said Saturday, a day after six others allegedly linked to the crime were slain in a different lockup. Continue reading
Aug 21 In referendum, Ecuador voters reject oil drilling project in protected part of Amazon By Associated Press Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the state oil company to end its operations in a region that’s home to two uncontacted tribes and is a hotspot… Continue reading
Aug 11 Ecuador detains 6 Colombians in assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio By Gabriela Molina and Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Ecuador will hold six Colombian men as the country probes their involvement in the slaying of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was fighting crime and corruption. Continue reading