Ecuador
10 Oct
The United States banned on Wednesday former Ecuadoran president Rafael Correa and his deputy Jorge Glas from entering its territory over their involvement in "significant corruption", the US state department said. Correa and former vice president Glas are "generally ineligible for entry into the United States due to their involvement in significant corruption during their…
1 Aug
Ecuador's Brian Pintado won the first athletics Olympic gold medal of the Paris Games on Thursday with victory in the men's 20-kilometre walk. Brazil's Caio Bonfim improved on his fourth-place finish from Rio in 2016, taking silver, with Spain's world champion Alvaro Martin taking bronze. READ ALSO:Olympics: Ofili shocked to be left out of Paris…
22 Apr
A solid majority of Ecuadoran voters on Sunday approved the extradition to the United States of organized crime bosses in a referendum on measures against drug trafficking and gangs, the electoral council said.
15 Jan
Ecuador's security forces on Sunday took back control of several prisons that had fallen into the hands of gang members, after securing the release of more than 200 officials held hostage inside the jails.
14 Jan
All 136 hostages seized during prison riots in Ecuador were freed on Saturday night, prison authorities said.
9 Jan
Ecuador's new president grappled Tuesday with a security nightmare as gangsters held four police officers hostage after he declared a state of emergency in response to a drug kingpin's escape from prison. President Daniel Noboa, who is only 36, was elected in October on a pledge to fight rampant drug-related crime and violence in this…
9 Jan
At least four police officers were kidnapped in Ecuador following a declaration of a state of emergency on Monday after a dangerous narco boss escaped from maximum security detention.
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