At least 43 prisoners escape Ecuador jail amid continued military operations

Forty-three prisoners remain at large after escaping a prison in northern Ecuador, the SNAI prisons agency…

Morning news brief: Ecuador prison workers freed, INC loses another young leader, and more

178 prison workers, held hostage since last Monday (Jan 1) by the inmates in at least…

Ecuador: Gunshots on live TV broadcast send shockwaves amid country’s state of emergency | Video

Masked men wielding guns and explosives forcefully entered the set of a live broadcast on the…

Noboa, 35, to become Ecuador’s next president following election dominated by spiraling crime | CNN

CNN  —  Center-right candidate Daniel Noboa, the 35-year-old son of a banana tycoon, will become Ecuador’s…

Dozens of prison officers freed after being taken hostage in Ecuador jails | CNN

CNN  —  Fifty prison guards and seven police officers have been freed after being taken hostage…

Ecuador election heads to run-off vote, with González to face surprise second-place Noboa | CNN

CNN  —  Luisa González, of the Movimiento Revolución Ciudadana party, on Sunday took a lead in…

Ecuador votes in historic referendum on oil extraction in the Amazon | CNN

CNN  —  The people of Ecuador are heading to the polls – but they’re voting for…

Shooting near Ecuador presidential candidate Otto Sonnenholzner | CNN

CNN  —  One of Ecuador’s presidential candidates has demanded an investigation into a shooting that took…

Villavicencio assassination a ‘disturbing moment’ for Ecuador democracy, former running mate says | CNN

Quito, Ecuador CNN  —  The assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio marks a “disturbing moment”…

Ecuador poll: Running mate of slain candidate Fernando Villavicencio to run for president

Andrea Gonzalez the vice-presidential running mate for Villavicencio. And now she will run for president in…