Ecuador

Mexico abruptly suspended bilateral relations with Ecuador in an escalating diplomatic dispute, after Ecuador's police forced their way into Mexico's Quito embassy to arrest a former vice president on graft charges.

Heavily-armed and balaclava-clad police broke into Mexico's embassy late on Friday night to arrest Jorge Glas, Ecuador's former leftist vice president, who is wanted on graft charges.

Ecuadoran gangsters abducted, interrogated and killed five tourists, apparently thinking they were members of a rival drug gang, officials said Saturday.

Researchers in the Amazon have discovered the world's largest snake species - an enormous green anaconda - in Ecuador's rainforest that split off from its closest relatives 10 million years ago though they still nearly look identical to this day.

Ms Rodriguez said that it was "common practice" for staff members to take leftovers for lunch.

A councilor in Ecuador was shot dead soon after she chaired a crucial meeting on Wednesday.

All 136 hostages seized during prison riots in Ecuador were freed on Saturday night, prison authorities said.

The city and its extensive road network were discovered by a LiDAR survey carried out in 2015. The results were published recently.

Gangsters were holding 178 prison guards and staff hostage, officials in Ecuador said Thursday, as a standoff between security forces and organized crime reached fever pitch.

Hundreds of soldiers patrolled near-deserted streets in Ecuador's capital Wednesday after the government and drug mafias declared war on each other, leaving residents gripped with fear.

The South American nation of Ecuador is facing a severe security crisis after declaring a state of "internal armed conflict" following a series of violent incidents orchestrated by powerful criminal groups.

Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa ordered military operations on Tuesday against the country's powerful criminal groups after hooded gunmen stormed a television studio and gangsters threatened to execute security forces and civilians.

The new species was identified by its male genitalia, female reproductive organs and habitat.

Ecuador's police chief, Cesar Augusto Zapata, confirmed on social media that Colin Armstrong had been found alive and 9 people linked to the crime have been arrested so far.

The attackers are believed to have driven the couple away in Mr Armstrong's black BMW, which was later found abandoned nearby.

Mexico abruptly suspended bilateral relations with Ecuador in an escalating diplomatic dispute, after Ecuador's police forced their way into Mexico's Quito embassy to arrest a former vice president on graft charges.

Heavily-armed and balaclava-clad police broke into Mexico's embassy late on Friday night to arrest Jorge Glas, Ecuador's former leftist vice president, who is wanted on graft charges.

Ecuadoran gangsters abducted, interrogated and killed five tourists, apparently thinking they were members of a rival drug gang, officials said Saturday.

Researchers in the Amazon have discovered the world's largest snake species - an enormous green anaconda - in Ecuador's rainforest that split off from its closest relatives 10 million years ago though they still nearly look identical to this day.

Ms Rodriguez said that it was "common practice" for staff members to take leftovers for lunch.

A councilor in Ecuador was shot dead soon after she chaired a crucial meeting on Wednesday.

All 136 hostages seized during prison riots in Ecuador were freed on Saturday night, prison authorities said.

The city and its extensive road network were discovered by a LiDAR survey carried out in 2015. The results were published recently.

Gangsters were holding 178 prison guards and staff hostage, officials in Ecuador said Thursday, as a standoff between security forces and organized crime reached fever pitch.

Hundreds of soldiers patrolled near-deserted streets in Ecuador's capital Wednesday after the government and drug mafias declared war on each other, leaving residents gripped with fear.

The South American nation of Ecuador is facing a severe security crisis after declaring a state of "internal armed conflict" following a series of violent incidents orchestrated by powerful criminal groups.

Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa ordered military operations on Tuesday against the country's powerful criminal groups after hooded gunmen stormed a television studio and gangsters threatened to execute security forces and civilians.

The new species was identified by its male genitalia, female reproductive organs and habitat.

Ecuador's police chief, Cesar Augusto Zapata, confirmed on social media that Colin Armstrong had been found alive and 9 people linked to the crime have been arrested so far.

The attackers are believed to have driven the couple away in Mr Armstrong's black BMW, which was later found abandoned nearby.