Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at campaign event | CNN

Quito, Ecuador CNN  —  A candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential election, Fernando Villavicencio, was assassinated at…

Over 90 prison guards are being held hostage by inmates across five different prisons in Ecuador | CNN

CNN  —  Ecuador’s government has declared a state of emergency in two provinces after its security…

Woman presumed dead found alive in coffin at her wake in Ecuador | CNN

CNN  —  A 76-year-old woman who was declared dead at a hospital in Ecuador was found…

Ecuador’s president, facing looming impeachment vote, dissolves country’s national assembly | CNN

CNN  —  Ecuador’s embattled President Guillermo Lasso, who is facing a looming impeachment vote, has triggered…

Ecuador is in trouble and its president may pay the price | CNN

CNN  —  Ecuador was known as the “isla de paz” – an island of peace –…

U.S. takes new steps to reduce migrant arrivals when Title 42 border rule ends in May

Washington — The Biden administration on Thursday announced it will set up migrant processing centers in…

U.S. to set up migrant centers in Latin America in bid to reduce border arrivals, sources say

Washington — The Biden administration is expected to announce on Thursday the establishment of immigration processing…

New ‘pristine’ coral reef discovered in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands | CNN

Quito, Ecuador Reuters  —  A scientific expedition has discovered a previously unknown coral reef with abundant…

At least 12 inmates were killed after gang clashes in Ecuador prison

At least 12 inmates were killed in an Ecuadorian jail after clashes broke out between gangs,…

Ecuador landslide death toll rises to 23; 67 people still missing

Almost a week since the landslide in Ecuador, as rescue teams continue to search for missing…