Inmates free 57 Ecuador prison guards after stand-off
Officials say the prison riots are a response by criminal gangs at attempts to curb their power.
2023-09-02 11:22
Ecuador prison violence: Dozens of guards taken hostage
More than 60 officials are held in separate jails, as car bombs target the country's prisons authority.
2023-09-01 16:57
Ecuador extends contract with America Movil during renewal talks
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO Ecuador's government on Tuesday said it will extend its contract with Mexican telecommunications giant
2023-08-23 06:29
Ecuador candidate backed by Correa will face business heir in presidential runoff
By Alexandra Valencia, Julia Symmes Cobb QUITO (Reuters) -Two former lawmakers, leftist Luisa Gonzalez and banana industry heir Daniel Noboa,
2023-08-22 00:20
Ecuador chooses president amid spike in violence
The campaign was overshadowed by a wave of shootings, including the assassination of a candidate.
2023-08-21 04:48
Ecuadoreans vote for president in election marred by candidate's murder
By Alexandra Valencia and Julia Symmes Cobb QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuadoreans were voting on Sunday to choose a president and legislature
2023-08-21 02:59
Ecuador votes in historic referendum on oil extraction in the Amazon
The people of Ecuador are heading to the polls -- but they're voting for more than just a new president. For the first time in history, the people will decide the fate of oil extraction in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
2023-08-20 23:20
Assassinations cast a grim shadow as Ecuador selects a new president
Ecuadorians head to the polls Sunday to vote in presidential and legislative elections that have been overshadowed by political assassinations and violence driven by criminal organizations vying for control of the country's drug trafficking routes.
2023-08-20 19:46
Shooting near Ecuador presidential candidate Otto Sonnenholzner
One of Ecuador's presidential candidates has demanded an investigation into a shooting that took place meters from where he was dining out with his family on Saturday -- just one day before the country goes to the polls.
2023-08-20 10:48
New shooting mars election campaign in Ecuador
Another shootout prompts a call to tackle gang violence ahead of Sunday's presidential vote.
2023-08-20 02:29
Shoot-out occurs near Ecuador candidate Sonnenholzner day before vote
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -A shoot-out erupted on Saturday near a restaurant where Ecuadorean presidential candidate Otto Sonnenholzner was
2023-08-20 01:27
After killing of Ecuador candidate Villavicencio, speculation and recrimination
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -The murder of Ecuadorean presidential hopeful Fernando Villavicencio has led to a frenzy of speculation
2023-08-19 04:18