How gang warfare jumped from Ecuador's prisons to the open street
Frantic purchases of ammunition, the daylight assassination of a mayor, and a growing body count inside Ecuador's prisons signal that the country's roiling security crisis is going from bad to worse.
2023-07-26 12:52
Death toll from violence in Ecuador prisons hits 31
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador's attorney general raised the death toll from a wave of violence over the weekend
2023-07-26 07:53
Ecuador police storm jails to free guards held hostage
The security operation comes after inmates in at least five jails took dozens of prison guards hostage.
2023-07-25 23:57
Ecuador's Lasso seeks 'national agreement' in August elections
QUITO Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso on Wednesday described coming early elections as an opportunity to unite the country
2023-05-25 04:53
Guillermo Lasso: Ecuador President dissolves parliament
President Guillermo Lasso was facing an imminent impeachment vote over embezzlement charges.
2023-05-17 20:58
Ecuador president dissolves legislature, bringing elections forward
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly in a decree on Wednesday, bringing forward
2023-05-17 20:23
Guillermo Lasso: Ecuadorean president's impeachment trial set to start
President Guillermo Lasso is accused of embezzlement, but he says the allegations are politically motivated.
2023-05-16 21:50
Ecuador seals record debt-for-nature swap with Galapagos bond
By Marc Jones and Rodrigo Campos LONDON/NEW YORK Ecuador sealed the world's largest 'debt-for-nature' swap on record on
2023-05-10 01:50