Ecuador beat Jamaica 3-1 in Copa America LAS VEGAS: Ecuador boosted their chances of reaching the knockout rounds of the Copa America on Wednesday after... Published 27 Jun, 2024 12:00pm
World Mexico says diplomatic staff leave Ecuador after embassy raid MEXICO CITY: Mexico's diplomatic personnel were leaving Ecuador on Sunday, its foreign minister said, as the two... Published 07 Apr, 2024 10:49pm
World Latin American governments rally around Mexico after embassy raid in Ecuador QUITO: Latin American governments, including regional heavyweight Brazil, rallied around Mexico on Saturday after... Published 07 Apr, 2024 10:35am
World At least eight killed in new Ecuador attack: police QUITO: At least eight people were killed and eight others wounded after an armed attack in southwestern Ecuador on... Published 31 Mar, 2024 12:16pm
Print Ecuador prison riot leaves one dead, four injured QUITO: At least one person was killed and four injured in an overnight prison revolt in Ecuador’s port city of... Published 30 Mar, 2024 04:58am
World Dozens arrested in Ecuador after hospital assault QUITO: Police in violence-plagued Ecuador arrested 68 people Sunday who had attempted to take over a hospital in the... Published 22 Jan, 2024 10:53am
World More than 130 Ecuador prison staff held hostage as armed forces target crime gangs GUAYAQUIL/QUITO: More than 130 prison guards and other staff are being held hostage by inmates in at least five... Published 11 Jan, 2024 06:15am
World Ecuador roiled by on-air take-over of TV studio by gunmen, other violence GUAYAQUIL/QUITO: Ecuador faced a string of violent incidents on Tuesday, including the on-air invasion of a TV... Published 10 Jan, 2024 10:22am
Sports Messi magic earns Argentina win over Ecuador in World Cup qualifier BUENOS AIRES: Lionel Messi’s second-half goal gave Argentina a 1-0 home win over Ecuador on Thursday to get their... Published 08 Sep, 2023 09:46am
World Another Ecuador politician slain, six days ahead of vote QUITO: A local politician in Ecuador was killed Monday, party officials said, less than a week after a presidential... Published 15 Aug, 2023 11:18am
World Gang boss who threatened slain Ecuador candidate transferred to max security GUAYAQUIL: Ecuador transferred a powerful gang leader, accused of threatening a presidential candidate before he was... Published 13 Aug, 2023 12:56pm
World Ecuador presidential candidate assassinated, suspect dead QUITO: Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a vocal critic of corruption and organized crime, was... Published 10 Aug, 2023 10:07am
World Ecuador declares emergency rule in major port to combat crime QUITO: Ecuador on Saturday declared a state of emergency in the nation’s major port and other areas reeling from... Published 02 Apr, 2023 10:12am
World Ecuador landslide death toll rises to 12 QUITO: The death toll from a landslide in southern Ecuador has risen to 12, authorities announced, with dozens of... Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am
World Seven dead, nearly 50 missing in Ecuador landslide ALAUSI: Rescuers searched Monday for nearly 50 people reported missing after a landslide triggered by months of... Published 28 Mar, 2023 11:54am
World Five Ecuador TV stations receive letter bombs, one explodes QUITO: Letter bombs were sent to at least five journalists working in TV and radio stations in violence-plagued... Published 22 Mar, 2023 07:40am
World At least 14 killed as strong quake jolts Ecuador and Peru CUENCA: At least 14 people were killed, several were wounded and buildings were damaged in a powerful earthquake... Published 19 Mar, 2023 11:29am
World Magnitude 6.5 earthquake shakes Ecuador; no immediate reports of damage QUITO: A magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook an island region of Ecuador on Saturday, causing inhabitants to rush out of... Published 18 Mar, 2023 11:29pm
World Ecuador seizes $330mn of cocaine bound for Belgium GUAYAQUIL: Ecuador confiscated about 8.8 tonnes of cocaine worth $330 million that had been hidden between bananas... Published 27 Feb, 2023 11:40am
Sports Top scorer Valencia back in World Cup spotlight with Ecuador DOHA: Journeyman Ecuador striker Enner Valencia has drifted in and out – mainly out – of planet football’s... Published 28 Nov, 2022 10:28am
Sports Hosts Qatar crash out of World Cup after Dutch held by Ecuador DOHA: Cody Gakpo scored again at the World Cup but the Netherlands missed the chance to secure a place in the last ... Published 25 Nov, 2022 11:37pm
Sports Ecuador coast past hapless hosts Qatar in World Cup opener AL KHOR, (Qatar): Ecuador eased past World Cup debutants Qatar 2-0 on Sunday with two goals from veteran striker... Published 21 Nov, 2022 05:59am
Sports Qatar first World Cup hosts to lose opener with Ecuador defeat AL KHOR: Qatar became the first home team to lose their opening World Cup match as Ecuador cruised to a 2-0 victory... Published 20 Nov, 2022 11:19pm
Sports High stakes for Qatar as World Cup starts DOHA: The World Cup kicks off in Qatar on Sunday in a high-stakes event for the tiny nation which has faced a ... Updated 20 Nov, 2022 04:17pm
World Ecuador cuts gasoline prices in latest concession to protesters QUITO: Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso said on Sunday he would cut prices for gasoline and diesel by 10 cents a... Published 27 Jun, 2022 09:11am
World IMF approves $1 billion in funding for Ecuador WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund has approved the release of $1 billion in funding for Ecuador following... Published 25 Jun, 2022 07:19pm
World Eighth day of Indigenous fuel price protests in Ecuador QUITO: Thousands of Indigenous people and members of other disgruntled groups marched into Ecuador’s capital on the... Published 21 Jun, 2022 12:16pm
Business & Finance US court approves LATAM Airlines plan to exit bankruptcy NEW YORK: A New York City court approved a plan by Latin America’s largest airline, LATAM Airlines, to exit... Published 19 Jun, 2022 10:57am
World Ecuador declares state of emergency in three provinces QUITO: Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency in three provinces late Friday in ... Published 19 Jun, 2022 06:06am
World Ecuador prison riot leaves 44 dead, 108 on the run SANTO DOMINGO DE LOS COLORADOS: At least 44 inmates died on Monday in Ecuador's latest grisly prison riot, the ... Published 10 May, 2022 09:42am