Sources: CNN
Ecuadorian drug trafficker and FARC dissident Walter Arizala is killed in a joint police and military operation near Tumaco. Arízala was wanted for the murder of two Ecuadorian journalists earlier in the year. 2018-12-21
Ecuador declares a state of emergency in the Galápagos Islands after a ship, "The Floreana", carrying hazardous materials ran aground January 28. 2015-02-6
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is wanted for questioning in Sweden, says that he will leave his refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London "soon". 2014-08-18
Ecuador issues a volcano alert for Tungurahua covering nearby Tungurahua and Chimborazo provinces. 2012-12-16
Voters in Ecuador go to the polls for the Ecuadorian constitutional referendum with the government declaring victory based on exit polls. 2011-05-7
Authorities in Ecuador order the evacuation of people from the slopes of the Tungurahua volcano after it begins spewing ash. 2010-12-4
Thousands of people flee the Pacaya volcano in Guatemala and the Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador following eruptions. 2010-05-29