A prison riot in the southern port city of Machala on Monday left 14 people dead and 14 wounded after clashes between rival gangs, Ecuadorean police said.
Hundreds of indigenous people and farmers blocked roads across Ecuador on Monday (22 September) with burning barricades and tree trunks, defying a state of emergency to protest government cuts to diesel subsidies.
A march by social organisations against Ecuador’s government ended in clashes with riot police in the capital on Thursday (11 September), as tensions rose over President Daniel Noboa’s proposed referendum.
Ecuadorian authorities have seized more than $313 million in real estate assets from the armed group Comandos de la Frontera, or 'Border Command,' in a large-scale police operation, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.
Eight people were killed and two others injured early on Sunday when gunmen opened fire on a crowd outside a nightclub in Santa Lucia, a town in southwestern Ecuador’s Guayas Province, according to AFP citing police reports.
China and Ecuador mark a key step in strengthening bilateral ties by agreeing to expand and deepen cooperation in trade, investment and economic development.
A magnitude-6.3 earthquake jolted Ecuador’s Pacific coast near Esmeraldas early Friday, sending residents into the streets but causing no immediate damage or tsunami alert, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
Police in Ecuador have arrested four suspects after gunmen killed 12 people at a cockfighting ring.
A deadly attack at a cockfighting venue in coastal Ecuador has left at least 12 dead, with authorities investigating the scene for clues.
Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa was declared the official winner of the presidential election on Monday, with his opponent, leftist Luisa Gonzalez, demanding a recount despite a gap of over one million votes.
Early voting has begun in Ecuador, with ballot boxes delivered to the elderly and people with disabilities ahead of Sunday’s presidential election.
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa appointed Cynthia Gellibert, Secretary General of Public Administration, as interim vice president on Saturday, replacing elected Vice President Veronica Abad
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