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Ecuador police seize 14 tons of drugs in mega bust-
By AFP QUITO: Police in Ecuador seized nearly 14 tons of drugs destined for Central America, the US and Europe, ...
57 guards, officers released in Ecuador following hostage takeover in several prisons, authorities say
Ecuadorian authorities announced Friday the release of 50 guards and seven police officers who were taken hostage for more than ...
Ecuador votes against drilling oil in protected area of Amazon rainforest
Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the ...
Ecuador officials, FBI seek answers in candidate’s murder; party taps new prospect
Days after an Ecuadorian presidential candidate was assassinated, the backing party, on Sunday, has tapped a new candidate to take ...
Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio received 3 death threats before killing, advisor says
The Ecuadorian presidential candidate who was killed in an armed attack following a rally in the country’s capital had received ...
Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event: report
Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has been killed in an armed attack at a campaign rally in the capital, according ...
Ecuador declares state of emergency amid prison violence surge
Ecuador on Tuesday announced a state of emergency in all of its prisons after a series of violent incidents including ...
Crime-weary Ecuador residents forced to build walls to keep out criminals
Residents of Ecuador’s largest city are walling themselves into their neighborhoods to protect against criminals who are running rampant in ...
'Dead' Ecuador woman who was found alive in coffin dies in intensive care: Report
A technical committee has been formed to review how the hospital issues death certificates, the country’s ministry of health said. ...
Elderly woman declared dead in Ecuador revives during wake, knocks on her coffin
A 76-year-old woman who was declared dead at a hospital in Ecuador astonished her relatives by knocking on her coffin ...
