AL RAYYAN, Qatar—Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly put his team into the last 16 of the World Cup by volleying home the winner in a 2–1 victory over Ecuador on Tuesday. Koulibaly scored three minutes after Moises Caicedo had evened the score at 1–1. In a must-win match for the African champions, Senegal took the lead…
Valencia Scores World Cup-Best 3rd Goal in Ecuador Draw
AL RAYYAN, Qatar—Ecuador striker Énner Valencia scored a World Cup-best third goal Friday in a 1–1 draw against the Netherlands that eliminated host nation Qatar from the tournament. The draw gave both the Dutch and Ecuador one point apiece to move them to four points in Group A. It left Qatar with zero points after…
Valencia Leads Ecuador to 2–0 Win Over Hosts Qatar in World Cup Opener
AL KHOR, Qatar—Enner Valencia’s two first-half goals led Ecuador to a dominant 2–0 victory over Qatar on Sunday as the home nation froze on their big night with an error-strewn display that left them as the first World Cup hosts to lose their opening game. Valencia, who had already had a third-minute header ruled out…
Chinese Maritime Militia Clashed With US Coast Guard Near Latin America: Report
News Analysis An armed U.S. Coast Guard cutter reportedly came into direct conflict with China’s maritime militia off the coast of Ecuador over the summer, according to Coast Guard and non-military officials who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. China’s maritime militia potentially violates international maritime agreements and poses a risk to Taiwan’s…
Thirteen Killed in Ecuador Prison Riot, Prisons Agency
QUITO—Thirteen prisoners were killed at a prison in the Ecuadorean city of Santo Domingo on Monday, Ecuador’s prison agency said, the latest incident of deadly jail violence in the Andean country. The government of President Guillermo Lasso attributes prison violence to fights between gangs over control of territory and drug trafficking routes. Last year, 316…
Earthquake Shakes Ecuador’s Coast, Teen Killed by Power Line
QUITO, Ecuador—An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 5.7 shook Ecuador’s coast Thursday, causing one death when a teenager was electrocuted by a fallen power line, authorities said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck at a depth of about 80 kilometers (49 miles) and was centered nearly 20 kilometers (12 miles) northeast of the port…
Another Ecuador Prison Clash Leaves 44 Inmates Dead
QUITO, Ecuador—A clash between rival Ecuadorian gangs killed 44 inmates, officials said Monday, little more than a month after another prison riot resulted in 20 deaths. Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo said at a news conference that one group of inmates left their cells to attack another inside the Bellavista lockup in Santo Domingo, some 70…
Ecuador Prison Death Toll Rises to 20, Authorities Regain Control
QUITO—Ecuador’s government has retaken control of a prison in the city of Cuenca where 20 people were killed in a violent confrontation over the weekend, it said on Monday. The violence at El Turi prison took place in the maximum-security cell block and was the result of disputes between members of the same gang for…
At Least 12 Dead in Ecuador Prison Violence
QUITO—At least 12 prisoners died and another 10 were injured during a gang confrontation at a prison in Ecuador, the government said on Sunday, in a new episode of prison violence in the Andean country. Violence in Ecuadorean prisons, which the government says is related to gang disputes over drug trafficking, killed 316 people last…
Number of Missing in Ecuador Landslide Falls to Six, Death Toll 24
QUITO—The mayor of Ecuador’s capital Quito revised the number of people missing after a landslide on Monday night from 12 to 6, although rescue work was still going on, while the death toll stood at 24. Ecuador’s worst rains in nearly two decades overwhelmed a dam near the working class neighborhoods of La Gasca and…
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