World Mar 31 Armed attackers kill 9, injure 10 in coastal Ecuadorian city amid recent surge in violence By Associated Press
World Jan 10 ‘You cannot play with the mafia.’ Ecuador’s escalating gang violence is broadcast live as masked gunmen storm TV studio 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. By Allen Panchana, Gonzalo Solano, Associated Press
World Apr 17 Hundreds killed in Ecuador’s strongest earthquake in decades The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in nearly 40 years killed at least 235 people on Saturday. By Michael D. Regan