Sources: El Universal
Ecuador begins enforcing a curfew from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. in the provinces of El Oro, Guayas, Los Ríos, and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to support military operations against criminal organizations. 2026-03-14
Los Choneros gang leader José Adolfo Macías Villamar agrees to a request of Ecuador's National Court for extradition to the United States to face trial for drug trafficking and arms smuggling. 2025-07-11
"Gasteranthus extinctus", an orange wild flower that is a member of the Gesneriaceae family, is rediscovered in Ecuador after being considered extinct for 36 years. The study of the flower's rediscovery is published by the journal "PhytoKeys" and the Field Museum in Chicago. 2022-04-15
At least 17 are killed and 12 others are injured in a fire at a drug rehabilitation clinic in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Officials said the blaze took hold after patients set mattresses on fire in a bid to escape the facility. 2019-01-12
Twelve fans of Ecuadorian football team Barcelona S.C. are killed and 30 others are injured after the bus they were traveling on overturns in Azuay, Ecuador. 2018-08-13
13 police officers are injured after an attack against a police command in San Lorenzo Canton, Ecuador.2018-01-27
Ecuador recognises Palestine as an independent state within its 1967 borders. 2010-12-25
Philip Alston expresses concern at the rise in murders in Ecuador and the declining number of murderers being caught. 2010-07-16