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Two of the heads were identified by their mother, who said one of them was a teenager, police said.

Another 381 people were injured in Ecuador as an earthquake shattered buildings and crushed a car. Tremors were felt as far as northern Peru.

The toll from an earthquake that rocked Ecuador and Peru this weekend stands at 15 dead.

A deathly 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday killing at least 14 in Ecuador and 1 in Peru.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 6.8 magnitude earthquake centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles south of Guayaquil, Ecuador's second-largest city.

An earthquake that shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru has killed at least 14 people and left others trapped under rubble.

Ecuador, one of the few countries in South America with a conservative leader, saw its politics thrown into confusion in early February when President Guillermo Lasso received a double rebuke from voters. A package of constitutional amendments he proposed was voted down, to the surprise of pollsters and investors, and the left-leaning opposition had a strong showing for mayoral races in key cities. The country’s bonds plunged at the possibility that the market-friendly Lasso won’t be able to fin

Ecuador, one of the few countries in South America with a conservative leader, saw its politics thrown into confusion in early February when President Guillermo Lasso received a double rebuke from voters. A package of constitutional amendments he proposed was voted down, to the surprise of pollsters and investors, and the left-leaning opposition had a strong showing for mayoral races in key cities. The country’s bonds plunged at the possibility that the market-friendly Lasso won’t be able to fin

In his first full day as Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was meeting with Latin American heads of state reflecting the region’s desire for the country to assume a greater role on the international stage.

President Joe Biden says the U.S. is looking to expand and strengthen its relationship with Ecuador, one of its staunchest allies in South America and a country that’s also getting plenty of attention from China.

President Joe Biden will meet at the White House this coming Monday with the president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso.

Mexico’s president says he’ll host a meeting of leaders from Latin America this month, including most of the wave of recently elected leftists

In one city, inmates took eight guards hostage and two headless bodies were found hanging from a pedestrian bridge, officials said.

President Alberto Fernández of Argentina is objecting to allegations by a contestant in the local version of the reality show “Big Brother” that linked the head of state with corruption.

The disappearance of María Belén Bernal, a 34-year-old criminal defense attorney, shocked Ecuador, a nation reeling from rising violence against women.

Dozens of trucks were blocked from entering Buenos Aires as part of growing demonstrations against diesel shortages in the latest example of growing fuel protests in South America amid higher international prices as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has announced a cut in gasoline prices that appeared to fall short of the reduction demanded by Indigenous leaders to end a strike that has paralyzed parts of the country for two weeks

The Indigenous organization leading protests in Ecuador has agreed to discuss with the government possible solutions that could lead to the end of a strike that has paralyzed parts of the country for two weeks.

Ecuador's largest Indigenous organization began a strike two weeks ago to demand gasoline prices be cut, price controls be imposed on agricultural products and a larger budget be set for education.

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has lifted a state of emergency he’d imposed in six provinces amid an Indigenous-led strike, a surprise move that comes as lawmakers in the National Assembly hear an opposition petition to remove him from office

The Indigenous protesters of Ecuador have helped oust three presidents. Now they're aiming for No. 4.

Authorities in Ecuador have arrested the leader of a national Indigenous group, alleging that he was responsible for violence during anti-government protests

Authorities in Ecuador have arrested the leader of a national Indigenous group, alleging that he was responsible for violence during anti-government protests.

A set of principles to be announced Friday includes legal pathways to enter countries, border management and aid to communities affected by migration.

President Joe Biden and other Western Hemisphere leaders have announced what is being billed as a roadmap for countries to host large numbers of migrants and refugees.

President Joe Biden says democracy is an “essential ingredient” for the Western Hemisphere's future, an implicit rebuttal to leaders from around the world who boycotted the Summit of the Americas because authoritarians were not invited.

The White House says Jill Biden will visit Ecuador, Panama and Costa Rica this week as the United States finalizes plans for a hemisphere-wide summit to be held in Los Angeles in June.

A “significant number of inmates” have escaped, the interior minister said at a news conference.

Ecuadorian legislators have approved a measure setting regulations for terminating pregnancies resulting from rape

Ecuadorian legislators approved a measure Thursday setting regulations for terminating pregnancies resulting from rape, following a Constitutional Court ruling that decriminalized such abortions. Previously, Ecuador allowed abortions only when a woman's life was endangered by pregnancy. The Constitutional Court ruled last April that abortions in rape cases must be decriminalized, but left it to the legislature to implement regulations.

The U.S., Britain and a handful of others aren’t sending dignitaries to the Beijing Winter Games as part of a diplomatic boycott, but the Chinese capital is still attracting an array of world leaders for Friday’s opening ceremony.

President Biden issued a stark warning to Vladimir Putin over the Russian threat of an invasion in Ukraine. Also, daily COVID-19 deaths have reached their highest numbers in nearly a year. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener.

Ecuador will expand protection around the Galapagos Island, safeguarding a critical migration route for sharks, fish and other marine life.

With hopes of eradicating AIDS badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic, we look at the fight against the deadly condition since its emergence 40 years ago, as the planet marks World AIDS Day on Wednesday.

A prolonged gunbattle between rival gangs inside Ecuador’s largest prison has killed at least 68 inmates and wounded 25, and authorities say clashes are still uncontrolled hours after the initial fighting.

The British government plans to make the U.K. “the world’s first net-zero aligned financial center” as companies and investors seek to profit from the drive to build a low-carbon economy.

Police say Ecuadorian sprinter Alex Quiñónez was fatally shot in the port city of Guayaquil.

The amount of wealth being hidden in the Mount Rushmore State — safe from taxes, creditors and even child support — has quadrupled in a decade.

A huge leak of financial documents puts the spotlight on the hidden assets of the rich and powerful.

Hundreds of world leaders, past and present, and business moguls slammed for dodging tax laws: "This is where our missing hospitals are," says one charity.

Hundreds of world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires, celebrities, religious leaders and drug dealers have been hiding their investments in mansions, exclusive beachfront property, yachts and other assets for the past quarter-century.

Calls are growing for an end to the financial secrecy and shell companies that have allowed many of the world’s richest and most powerful people to hide their wealth from tax collectors.

Hundreds of world leaders, past and present, and business moguls slammed for dodging tax laws: "This is where our missing hospitals are," says one charity.

At least 116 people were killed and 80 were injured Tuesday in an Ecuadorian prison riot that stood witness to five beheadings, said officials in the South American country.

Officials said the battle among gang members in a coastal lockup, which included at least 5 beheadings, was the country's worst prison bloodbath ever.

Ecuador's president has declared a state of emergency in the prison system, blaming the violence on rival gangs. The prison near Guayaquil holds nearly 10,000 inmates.

Ecuador’s president has declared a state of emergency in the prison system following a battle among gang members in a coastal lockup that killed at least 118 people and injured 79.

A battle between gangs in a prison in Ecuador killed at least 116 people and injured 80 in what authorities are calling the worst penitentiary massacre in the country’s history.

It was the third in a series of deadly prison riots in the past year prompted by feuds between rival drug gangs.

The U.N. General Assembly is unfolding this week under a thundercloud of deep pessimism.

Emma Raducanu first met Leylah Fernandez at a tournament for players 12 and under.

A leftist political novice who has promised to be a champion of his country’s poor has been sworn in as Peru’s new president.

Ecuador’s president has declared a state of emergency in the country’s prisons following fighting between rival gangs that killed 22 inmates and injured dozens.

Hopes for a sustained democratic rebirth in the seven Andean nations have waned, again.

Former banker Guillermo Lasso was sworn in as president of Ecuador, saying he will escalate efforts to vaccinate people to protect them from COVID-19 and work to revive an economy hit hard by the pandemic.

The new president faces a divided Congress and plenty of economic challenges amid the Covid pandemic.

Ecuador will be led for the next four years by a conservative businessman after voters rebuffed a left-leaning movement that yielded an economic boom and then a recession since taking hold of the presidency last decade.

Voters in Ecuador appear to have turned to a conservative businessman in their presidential runoff election, rebuffing a leftist movement that has held the presidency for over a decade while ushering in an economic boom and then a yearslong recession.

Voters go to the polls in Ecuador and Peru on Sunday in contentious elections shaped by fallout from the pandemic.

A surging pandemic that has brought new lockdown measures has pushed the upcoming elections to the background for many weary voters in the neighboring South American nations of Ecuador and Peru.

It remains undecided which of the two has the votes to advance to the run-off race in April to face frontrunner Andres Arauz. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)QUITO – Final results from a Feb. 7 presidential election in Ecuador confirmed that former banker Guillermo Lasso came second behind leading candidate Andrés Arauz, meaning the two will contest a runoff vote in April, election officials said Sunday. Pérez alleged fraud after the results that indicated he had fallen just short of defeating Lasso and making it to the runoff. The council “may declare fraudulent electoral results, but the true results are in the hearts of Ecuadorians who supported a new political project that reflects the dreams of a dignified and honest Ecuador,” Pérez tweeted. Indigenous communities led protests in October 2019 that forced Ecuador’s government to back down on a move to end fuel subsidies.

(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)QUITO – A young leftist backed by a convicted-but-popular former president led the field of 16 candidates in early returns from Ecuador’s presidential election Sunday, which was held under strict sanitary measures due to the coronavirus pandemic. Arauz got 31.5% of the votes, while Pérez had 20.04% and Lasso had 19.97%, according to the Electoral Council of Ecuador. To win outright, a candidate needed 50% of the vote, or to have at least 40% with a 10-point lead over the closest opponent. Pérez's challenge to grab second place surprised some observers as he had trailed behind Arauz and Lasso in pre-election polls. That conviction barred him from running as Arauz's vice presidential candidate.

Supporters of presidential candidate Yaku Perez, representing the Indigenous party Pachakutik, take part in a campaign rally in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Voters in Ecuador are heading to the polls to pick a new president amid a deepening economic crisis exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)QUITO – Evidence of the crisis in Ecuador is everywhere: shuttered restaurants, soaring oxygen tank prices and countless “for sale” and “for rent” signs hanging from buildings. Jaramillo said the top two challenges for Ecuador’s next president go hand in hand: A proper vaccination campaign of the majority of the population will be necessary to start the country’s economic recovery. The pandemic paralyzed 70% of businesses last year and left 600,000 unemployed, bringing the country’s unemployment rate to almost 68%.