A bomb threat in Ecuador’s capital, Quito, led to the evacuation of an area near a bus station after authorities were alerted about a backpack with an alleged explosive in a garbage can. The backpack, upon inspection, was found to not contain
Ecuador’s army has been ordered to “neutralise” 20 drug gangs after gunmen stormed the set of a live TV broadcast amid reports of inmates executing prison guards. The men with faces covered entered the set of the TC Television network in the
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British millionaire Colin Armstrong has been rescued by police days after he had been kidnapped from his residence in Ecuador. We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story. For the latest news and breaking
Fears were growing last night for a former British honorary consul kidnapped from his home in Ecuador. Wealthy businessman Colin Armstrong, 78, was snatched along with his Colombian partner by up to 15 masked men reportedly disguised as police officers. The couple
The head of the British Consulate in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil has been kidnapped. British businessman Colin Armstrong was reportedly snatched in the early hours of this morning from his home along with a Colombian woman. A video said to show
Daniel Noboa, an inexperienced politician and an heir to a fortune built on the banana trade, won Ecuador’s presidential runoff election Sunday held amid unprecedented violence that even claimed the life of a candidate. With more than 97% of the votes counted,
Ecuadorian authorities announced Friday the release of 50 guards and seven police officers who were taken hostage for more than a day, in what the government described as a response by criminal groups to its efforts to regain control of several large
Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the state oil company to end its operations in a region that’s home to two uncontacted tribes and is a hotspot of biodiversity.
Days after an Ecuadorian presidential candidate was assassinated, the backing party, on Sunday, has tapped a new candidate to take his place and the FBI is working with officials to find out who was behind the murder. Fernando Villavicencio, 59, was killed