Sources: El Universal
The Ecuadorian government extends the country's state of emergency by a month. 2023-10-8
Eight people are killed and others are injured in a shootout outside a nightclub in La Concordia, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Ecuador. 2023-06-25
Ecuadorian president Guillermo Lasso declares a nationwide state of emergency, citing an increase in drug-related crime. 2021-10-18
Ecuador's health regulatory authority Arcsa approves the usage of the CanSino Convidecia vaccine. 2021-06-15
Ecuador is set to hold a referendum consisting of seven questions for voters to approve or reject. 2018-02-4
Voters in Ecuador return to the polls for the second round of a presidential election, which Lenín Moreno of the socialist PAIS Alliance is predicted to narrowly win over the center-right Creating Opportunities's Guillermo Lasso. With 94.18% of the votes counted, Moreno leads with 51.07%. According to the national election commission, it was a transparent and successful election. 2017-04-2
Vice President of the United States Joe Biden asks Ecuador to reject an asylum request by Edward Snowden. 2013-06-29
Authorities in Ecuador evacuate nearby residents as the Tungurahua erupts. 2011-04-26
At least 38 people, including the driver, are killed in Ecuador when a bus falls down a cliff outside the capital Quito, reportedly after the driver fell asleep. 2010-08-29
Ecuador says it will not drill for oil in the Yasuni National Park for at least a decade after being provided with $3.6 billion (£2.26 billion) - half the money it would receive from selling the oil - in a deal signed with the United Nations. 2010-08-3