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158 giant turtles back in Galapagos

QUITO, Ecuador—More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in Ecuador’s famed Galapagos archipelago where they disappeared more than a century...

Colombia, Ecuador leaders clash over bomb dropped

BOGOTA – The leaders of Colombia and Ecuador sparred Tuesday over allegations that the Ecuadoran bombing of suspected criminal hideouts near their shared border...

Trump LatAm allies up fight vs. organized crime

ASUNCION, Paraguay – Latin American governments including those in Paraguay and Ecuador took steps Tuesday (Wednesday, Manila time) towards cracking down on drug cartels,...

158 giant tortoises reintroduced to a Galapagos island

Quito—More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in Ecuador’s famed Galapagos archipelago where they disappeared more than a century ago,...

‘Help me, I’m dying’: In Ecuador’s TB-ridden gang-plagued prisons

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador – In gang-plagued Ecuador, being sent to prison is increasingly a death sentence, whatever the crime. In a bid to free the country...

Ecuador soldiers sentenced to nearly 35 years in jail

GUAYAQUIL – Eleven Ecuadoran soldiers were sentenced to nearly 35 years in prison over the abduction and deaths of four children last year, whose...

Ecuador to vote on foreign troops, new constitution

QUITO – Ecuadorans will vote Sunday on whether to allow the return of foreign military bases and the drafting of a new constitution that...

Ecuador leader unharmed in attack on motorcade

QUITO – Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa escaped unharmed after his motorcade was targeted by stone-hurling protestors and what one minister described as a volley...

Rubio ramps up Ecuador support

QUITO, Ecuador – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday (Friday Manila time) promised security aid to violence-wracked Ecuador as he sought to...

Millions return home as Pacific tsunami warnings lifted

Puerto Ayora, Ecuador—Tsunami warnings were lifted across the Pacific rim Wednesday, allowing millions of temporary evacuees to return home. After one of the strongest earthquakes ever...

Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunamis

Chiba, Japan—One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's sparsely populated Far East on Wednesday, causing tsunamis up to four meters (12 feet) high...

Ecuador deports 603 Colombian inmates

BOGOTA – Colombian authorities said Saturday (Sunday Manila time) that Ecuador had deported 643 Colombian prisoners via a land border crossing, after Bogota protested...

Ecuador’s biggest druglord extradited to US

QUITO, Ecuador – The Ecuadoran government on Sunday extradited notorious drug trafficker Adolfo Macias, alias “Fito,” to the United States, a month after he...

9 shot dead at Ecuador pool bar

General Villamil, Ecuador — At least nine people were shot dead Saturday (Sunday Manila time) while playing pool in a tourist city in southwestern...
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