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ECUADOR - NEW AIRLINE IN ECUADOR

ECUADOR - 4.0 EARTHQUAKE OF THE COAST OF ECUADOR

ECUADOR - GOVERNMENT WEBSITES TO CHANGE DOMAIN EXTENSION

ECUADOR - STATE OF EMERGENCY LIFTED

ECUADOR - Ecuador raises police, military pay after rebellion

ECUADOR - Ecuador Raises Military Wages After Police Revolt

ECUADOR - CIA tipped off Mugabe on Ecuador

ECUADOR - Here is video from Guayaquil September 30, 2010

ECUADOR - Here is video from police headquarters in Cuenca September 30, 2010.

ECUADOR - Ecuador calm after revolt; Correa alleges coup

50 injured in Ecuador police, military rebellion

Ecuadorian Armed Forces Announce That Order Is Gradually Being Restored in the ...

Ecuador's Correa Escorted Out of Hospital Amid Police Protests

Quito airport reopens after protests - mayor‎

THE COMMANDER OF THE ECUADORIAN POLICE IS DENYING THAT THE PRESIDENT IS BEING HELD AT THE HOSPITAL DESPITE CORREA'S PROTESTS THAT HE IS BEING HELD CAPTIVE. EL UNIVERSO

EL UNIVERSO REPORTS QUITO AIRPORT OPEN

_{GUAYAQUIL UPDATE - AUDIO, PICTURES}

_{ECUADOR - CORREA JUST STATED ON TELEVESION VIA PHONE THE POLICE HAVE SURROUNDED THE HOSPITAL AND WILL NOT LET HIM LEAVE - ECUAVISA}

_{ECUADOR -} United Nations statement on events in Ecuador

_{ECUADOR - COLOMBIA HAS NOW CLOSED THE BORDER WITH ECUADOR}

_{ECUADOR -} Latin America vows support for Ecuador's Correa

_{ECUADOR - ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTRY WARNS THEIR CITIZENS TO REMAIN INDOORS WHILE IN ECUADOR}

_{ECUADOR -} Ecuador President Hurt During 'Coup Attempt'

_{ECUADOR -} Ecuador declares state of emergency amid 'coup attempt'

_{ECUADOR -} Ecuador leader flees 'attempted coup'

_{ECUADOR -} Correa supporters clash with police outside hospital

In a speech to soldiers from Quito's main regiment, President Correa said: "If you want to kill the president, here he is. Kill him, if you want to. Kill him if you are brave enough. If you want to seize the barracks, if you want to leave citizens undefended, if you want to betray the mission of the police force, go ahead. But this government will do what has to be done." "But this president will not take a step back."

_{ECUADOR -} Ecuador's air force troops block runway

_{ECUADOR -}  Unrest rocks Ecuador, Correa says foes seek coup

_{Ecuador's president, claiming coup attempt, 'won't relent'}

ECUADOR TO BE PLACED ON 15 DAY STATE OF EMERGENCY

ECUADORPeru closes border with Ecuador after coup attempt

ECUADOR -   Ecuador Coup Attempt Cited by Correa After Scuffling With Police at Rally

LAN AIRWAYS HAS SUSPENDED FLIGHTS OVER SECURITY

ECUADOR - Police Launch Massive Protest in Ecuador

ECUADOR - Presidente Rafael Correa afectado por gases lacrimógenos (foto)

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Ecuador military: troops are under Correa's control

ECUADOR - Protesting police throw Ecuador into chaos

ECUADOR - Police riot in Ecuador over bonuses and promotions

ECUADOR - Ecuador troops take over Quito airport

ECUADOR - Unrest In Ecuador: Protesting Security Forces Seize Airport

ECUADOR - Ecuador military: troops are under Correa's control

COASTAL WARNING ECUADOR - SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

TUBERCULOSIS ECUADOR - SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

CRIME INCREASE IN SOUTHERN MANABI PROVINCE - SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

38 PERISH IN BUS CRASH BETWEEN AMBATO AND LATACUNGA - AUGUST 29, 2010

BOMB SCARE GUAYAQUIL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - AUGUST 24, 2010

BUS CRASH IN ECUADOR KILLS 9 - INJURES 20 - AUGUST 18, 2010

TAXI EXPRESS KIDNAPPINGS ON THE RISE IN GUAYAQUIL - AUGUST 16, 2010

QUITO HOTEL CASINO STORMED BY ASSAILANTS - AUGUST 13, 2010

COASTAL ALERT FOR THE WEEKEND IN ECUADOR - AUGUST 12, 2010

7.2 EARTHQUAKE FELT THROUGHOUT ECUADOR - AUGUST 12, 2010

TRAIN SERVICE TO BEGIN - DURAN TO YAGUACHI - AUGUST 10, 2010

BARRIO Guápulo UNDER INCREASED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - AUGUST 09, 2010

FIVE BANKS ROBBED IN ECUADOR - DUTCH COUPLE ROBBED IN GUAYAQUIL - AUGUST 09,2010

DUTCH NATIONAL DIES IN BICYCLE ACCIDENT - ECUADOR - JULY 26, 2010

PROPOSED NEW LAW FOR ADULTS USING MINORS TO COMMIT CRIMES - ECUADOR - JULY 26, 2010

BANOS ON YELLOW ALERT - TUNGURAHUA VOLCANO - JUNE 16, 2010

MISSING WOMAN FROM AUSTRALIA NEAR BANOS - JUNE 16, 2010

GUN NUMBERS IN ECUADOR - MAY 06, 2010

4.9 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES ECUADOR - March 25, 2010

GALAPAGOS - SAILBOAT RUNS AGROUND - March 18, 2010

LAN ECUADOR TO BEGIN FLIGHTS TO THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS  - March 17, 2010

UV ALERT FOR ECUADOR - March 15,  2010

ECUADOR STUDENTS TARGETED FOR THEFT AND ASSAULTS - March 15, 2010

FALSE ALARM SPREADS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA ALERTING TO EARTHQUAKE IN GUAYAQUIL - March 03, 2010

BAÑOS ROAD TO PUYO IMPROVED - February 28, 2010

INDIGENOUS LEADERS CALL FOR "UPRISING" IN ECUADOR -February 28, 2010

EARTHQUAKE MEASURING 5.26 ON RICHTER SCALE, ECUADOR - February 28, 2010

TSUNAMI WATCH FOR PACIFIC COAST ECUADOR - February 26, 2010

DEVIL'S NOSE ROUTE TO BE CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE BEGINNING MONDAY - February 24, 2010

TWO GERMAN STUDENTS KILLED IN BUS ACCIDENT - ECUADOR - February 23, 2010

LITHUANIAN MAN DETAINED FOR TRANSPORTING COCAINE - February 22, 2010

ESMERALDAS DECLARED DISASTER ZONE - February 22, 2010

ECUADOR CRIME STATISTICS - February 21, 2010

DEATHS ECUADOR - AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN ECUADOR - February 21, 2010

DENGUE CASES INCREASE OVER 2009 FIGURES IN ESMERALDAS  PROVINCE - February 16, 2010

US CITIZEN DIES IN DIVING ACCIDENT IN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, ECUADOR - February 16, 2010

TAXI DRIVERS HAVE ONE PRICE FOR FOREIGNERS AND ONE FOR ECUADORIANS FROM THE AIRPORT IN QUITO - FEBRUARY 10, 2010

DENGUE FEVER ALERT - FEBRUARY 10, 2010

TUNGURAHUA VOLCANO UPDATE - February 10, 2010

ECUADOR DESIGNATES NEW NATIONAL PARK - February 03, 2010

TAME INITIATES FLIGHTS FROM GUAYAQUIL TO ESMERALDAS - February 03, 2010

QUITO TAXI PROBLEMS - BE PREPARED TO WAIT - February 03,2010

BEWARE OF THEFT AT FOOD COURTS LOCATED IN MALLS - February 01, 2010

TUNGURAHUA VOLCANO UPDATE - February 01, 2010

FIRE AT ROYAL DECAMERON BEACH RESORT - January 21, 2010

ECUADOR COASTAL WARNINGS - RIPTIDES, SWELLS, COASTAL EROSION - January 15, 2010

TUNGURAHUA VOLCANO UPDATE - January 14, 2010

GUAYAQUIL SUSPECTED DENGUE CASES - January 14, 2010

QUITO - CURBING GRIDLOCK DURING RUSH HOURS - January 14, 2010

EL ORO (SANTA ROSA) HAS A NEW AIRPORT - January 13, 2010

TUNGURAHUA VOLCANO EMITTING ASH - January 05. 2010

DARING ROBBERY ON THE MALECON 2000, GUAYAQUIL - January 04, 2010

AEROGAL AIRLINES OFFERS NONSTOP SERVICE JFK TO GUAYAQUIL - December 15, 2009

GUAYAQUIL - NO WATER SERVICE DECEMBER 12 - December 10, 2009

BAGGAGE COMPLAINTS AEROGAL-GUAYAQUIL - December 10, 2009

NEW QUITO AIRPORT DELAYED UNTIL 2011 - December 10, 2009

TAME CANCELS FLIGHTS QUITO TO MANTA - November 12, 2009

TAXI STRIKE IN LOJA -November 12, 2009

MURDERS IN TULCAN AND VALLE DE TUMBACO - November 12, 2009

DUAL CITIZEN (ECUADOR/U.S.) RESCUED FROM KIDNAPPING - November 10, 2009

ELECTRICAL SHORTAGES RAISING HAVOC WITH ECUADOR'S CITIZENS - November 10, 2009

STATE OF EMERGENCY, ECUADOR RATIONING OF ELECTRICITY - November 7, 2009

U.S. CITIZEN - MAX CHAMBERLIN MURDERED - MANTA, ECUADOR - UPDATED - November 7, 2009

U.S.  HIGH SCHOOL EXCHANGE STUDENTS TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES IN ECUADOR  -  November 6, 2009

CRIME AND ACCIDENT FIGURES FROM Día DE DIFUNTOS AND CUENCA FESTIVITIES - November 6, 2009

EXPECT ROLLING BLACKOUTS THROUGHOUT ECUADOR - November 5, 2009

U.S. STUDENT MURDERED IN MANTA, ECUADOR - November 4, 2009

November 2, 2009 expect closures due to Día de los Difuntos - November 1, 2009

AUTHORITIES CONFISCATE DYNAMITE BEING TRANSPORTED ON PUBLIC BUS FROM GUAYAQUIL TO SAN LORENZO - November 1, 2009 *UPDATED WITH VIDEO

Clandestine counterfeit drug laboratory closed in Riobamba - October 30, 2009

Verbal altercation on Aerogal flight has no consequences - October 27, 2009

Aerogal not accepting $100 bills - October 27, 2009

Sequestro Express assailants also sexually abusing victims - October 12, 2009

Counterfeit currency notes continue to infiltrate Cuenca - October 12, 2009

Three earthquakes in Ecuador within the last 24 hours - October 10, 2009

Ecuador trains suspensions - October 8, 2009

Large sink hole at Quito Airport - October 8, 2009

Police, Military also focus on areas outside of Quito, Guayaquil, and Manta - October 7, 2009

Two gangs apprehended in Quito - October 7, 2009

Roadways continue blockage in Ecuador Provinces - October 6, 2009

U.S. student murdered in Ambato, Ecuador - October 6, 2009

Galapagos ship update (from sinking October 1, 2009 - October 5, 2009

Quito, Guayaquil, and Manta Ecuador update on state of emergency - October 5, 2009

Promotional video of new airport under construction in Quito - October 05, 2009

Iranian national murdered in Quito - October 01, 2009

State of emergency declared in Quito, Guayaquil, and Manta - October 01, 2009

Tourist ship sinks in the Galapagos - all survive - October 01, 2009

Counterfeit U.S. Currency continues to invade Ecuador from Peru - October 01, 2009

Beware of "kidnap express" in Ecuador - September 28, 2009

Beware of clones at ATM machines - September 23, 2009

Airport at Lago Agrio closed until December 14, 2009 - September 22, 2009

President of CONAIE calls for protests on Sunday (September 27, 2009) - September 21, 2009

Television Reporter in Ecuador Attacked and threatened  - September 19, 2009

Authorities still trying to eliminate solar film from vehicles in Ecuador - September 17, 2009

Test samples of paint in Ecuador contains high levels of led - September 17, 2009

French scientist murdered in Quito - September 15, 2009

Beware of mountain climbing dangers in Ecuador - September 15, 2009

Caution for excursions to Tungurahua volcano - September 15, 2009

Fires continue to plague Ecuador - September 15, 2009

Galapagos suffers first death from swine flu - September 9, 2009

Fire has been extinguished on Pichincha - September 9, 2009

Beware of tainted alcohol drinks -Ecuador - September 8, 2009

Fire on Pichincha is uncontrolled - September 8, 2009

Fires continue in Quito area - September 7, 2009

Video of criminals assaulting occupants of vehicle in Quito, Ecuador September 7, 2009

Two earthquakes registered yesterday in Ecuador - September 3, 2009

Gasoline price increase - September 2, 2009

Ministry of Tourism warns mountain climbers and hikers - September 2, 2009

Guayaquil residents under extreme stress due to crime - September 2, 2009

Quito at extreme UV index of 16 - August 28, 2009

Taxis required to acquire taximeters - August 28, 2009

Fiesta de Jora in Cotacachi - August 28, 2009

President Correa Proposes Tax Increases - August 27, 2009

5.2 Earthquake Near Northern Coast of Peru - August 27, 2009

Number of Tourists Down This Year as Compared to 2008 - August 27, 2009

Chimborazo Visitor Center Inaugurated Today - August 26, 2009

Galapagos' Santa Cruz Island Placed on Yellow Alert for Swine Flu - August 25, 2009

National Police Propose New Motorcycle Requirements to Curb Crime - August 25, 2009

Progress Continues on Highway Improvements Between Cuenca and Loja - August 25, 2009

Police impostors attempt to steal two-million dollars (Quito) - August 25, 2009

Anti crime group appears in Guayaquil - Vows to fight crime - August 24, 2009

4.6 earthquake near Tumbes Peru on Peru-Ecuador border - August 24, 2009

San Lorenzo residents live in terror - August 22, 2009

Rumichaca bridge between Ecuador and Colombia closed for brief time due to civil unrest -August 22, 2009

Counterfeiters apprehended in Guayaquil, Ecuador - August 22, 2009

Swine Flu first detected case in the Galapagos -August 22, 2009

Traffic Police in Guayaquil Ecuador goes Digital - August 21, 2009

Large number of gun offenses in Guayaquil conducted by minors - August 20, 2009

Cold, rain, fog - move into Quito through this Sunday - August 20, 2009

Carchi Province suffering from shortage of gasoline - August 19, 2009

Provinces of Napo and Sucumbios under yellow alert - Volcano Reventador active -August 19, 2009

Remittances Down Sharply - August 18, 2009