Power was nearly fully restored in Ecuador on Wednesday afternoon, after a nationwide electricity outage struck residential users, hospitals as well as the capital's subway system, a failure officials blamed on faulty transmission lines.

Massive power blackout reported in Ecuador due to 'transmission failure'

A landslide in Ecuador killed at least six people and left 19 injured. The 'large-magnitude' landslide occurred in the centre of the country.

Ecuador Landslide: 6 killed, 30 missing as rescue teams deployed

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Wednesday (May 22) declared a fresh state of emergency in seven provinces out of the total 24, citing an increase in violent deaths and other crimes in those jurisdictions.

Ecuador declares new state of emergency for 60 days following rise in violent deaths

Ecuadorian beauty queen Landy Párraga Goyburo was shot and killed in a restaurant during the daytime on Satuday (May 4). It's said that her post on Instagram led her killers to find her there.

Ecuadorian beauty queen fatally shot after her Instagram post leads killers to her location

The people of Ecuador have approved series of security measures including extradition for the drug traffickers in a referendum on Sunday (April 21). But the Ecuadoreans also simultaneously rejected investor-friendly economic reforms, in a partial victory to President Daniel Noboa.

Ecuador referendum says yes to anti-mafia measures, no to economic reforms

Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano, emitted a series of near-perfect rings over the weekend, drawing parallels to smoke rings or a fleet of huge flying saucers floating gently into the blue sky.

Italy: Volcano Mount Etna make smoke rings and lights up Sicilian sky

Mexico’s diplomatic personnel are leaving Ecuador, on Sunday (Apr 7) said the Mexican foreign minister after the two countries severed ties. This comes after the police raided Mexico’s embassy in Quito and arrested former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas.

Mexico's diplomatic staff leave Ecuador as Latin American nations, UN chief condemn embassy raid

Mexico and Ecuador tensions are on the rise becuase Mexico has suspended diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police forcibly broke into its embassy and arrested former Ecuadorian Vice-President.

Mexico suspends diplomatic ties with Ecuador | Ecudorian forces storm Mexico's embassy in Quito

A flash flood in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito has killed at least one. The Ecuadorian national police said all of Quito's First Responders and police officers were called to the streets to deal with the emergency. Watch in for more details!

Flash Floods in Ecuador kills at least 1

Ecuador on Sunday (Mar 24) was shaken by tragedy as Brigitte Garcia, the youngest mayor in the country, was found shot dead along with her communications director, Jairo Loor, inside a car early on Sunday.

Ecuador's youngest mayor Brigitte Garcia found shot dead inside car

La Cumbre volcano, located on Fernandina Island within the Galapagos archipelago, has erupted, sending a significant plume of gas and incandescent lava into the sky, as reported by Ecuador's government.

Ecuador's La Cumbre spews lava for third time in seven years

The La Cumbre volcano on the remote Galapagos island of Fernandina blew its top late Saturday (March 2), said the South American country's Geophysical Institute.

Watch: La Cumbre volcano on Galapagos archipelago blows its top

Russia has turned to India, a country that produces significant amount of bananas and other fruits, to meet the demand within the country, said a report. This has happened after Russia stopped import from Ecuador after not being thrilled that the latter sent Russian weapons and hardware to the US.

Russia goes bananas on Ecuador, prefers Indian fruits now

With seven of its nine judges voting in favor, the country's Constitutional Court opened the door for doctors to help an untreatable patient die without going to jail.

Ecuador's top court decriminalises euthanasia following lawsuit by terminally ill patient

The small south American nation of Ecuador was once perceived as a haven of peace sandwiched between cocaine-producing Colombia and Peru. Renowned as world's top exporter of bananas, it is home to the biodiverse Galapagos islands. However, in the past five years, things have taken a turn for the worse. Large ports, lax security and endemic corruption have lured foreign drug cartels to its shore.

President of Ecuador declares 60-day state of emergency | World At War

Once a bastion of peace in Latin America, Ecuador has been plunged into crisis after years of unchecked, mushrooming influence of transnational Narco-gangs, who use its ports to ship cocaine to the United States and Europe. It suffered a recent surge in violence, triggered by the 7th January prison escape of one of the country's most powerful Narco bosses, Jose Adolfo Macias, better known by the alias "Fito".

Ecuadorian prosecutor, investigating narcos, shot dead

Ecuador is reeling from a fresh wave of violence. The nation is launching a military crackdown on gangs. Criminal groups took more than 100 prison staff hostage. Armed men dramatically interrupted a live TV broadcast. What is happening in Ecuador? Watch this video to find out.

Why is there unrest in Ecuador?

Ecuadorean prosecutor Cesar Suarez, who focused on pursuing organized trans-national crime in Guayas province, one of the country's most violent areas and the site of an on-air attack on a television station last week, has been killed, the attorney general said on Wednesday.

Ecuadorian crime prosecutor probing TV studio attack killed in Guayas province

Forty-three prisoners remain at large after escaping a prison in northern Ecuador, the SNAI prisons agency said on Monday, as security forces continued operations throughout the country.

At least 43 prisoners escape Ecuador jail amid continued military operations

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Saturday (Jan 13) announced that 178 prison workers, held hostage since last Monday (Jan 1) by the inmates in at least seven prisons across the country, were finally freed.

Morning news brief: Ecuador prison workers freed, Congress leader Milind Deora resigns, and more

All prison staff held by inmates at prisons in Ecuador amid a sharp uptick in violence had been freed by Saturday (Jan 13) evening, the SNAI prisons agency said.

Ecuador violence: 178 hostage prison workers freed, officials claim

The prison break comes following the escape of drug kingpin 'Fito.' Police officers & army deployed at prison. Prison administration deploy helicopters & drones. Jose Adolfo Macia's escape sparked prison riots & hostage taking. Watch to know more!

Ecuador: Five inmates escape from Guayaquil prison complex | Ecuador Prison Break

Archaeologists uncover lost cities in Ecuador. Huge network of ancient cities uncovered in Amazon. Upano valley is home to oldest settlements in Amazon. Experts deployed remote sensing method for investigation. Lidar uses laser lights to detect structures below tree canopies. Watch to know more!

Ecuador: 2000-year-old cities found in Upano valley, Pre-Hispanic settlement discovered

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