Presented are links to news reports from teleSUR, Reuters, and the Associated Press, a tiny selection of what is going on in this hemisphere. At least temporarily some are available only in Engish, some only in Spanish. Others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM

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Ecuador in chaos: Car bombs, dead policemen, hanging corpses. From teleSUR. Over the last 24 hours, Ecuador has gone through an unprecedented violent situation, which is likely prompted by criminal gangs linked to imprisoned drug traffickers. In the early hours of Tuesday, Nov. 1, four attacks with explosives occurred in the city of Guayaquil and two attacks in the city of Esmeraldas. One of the car bombs exploded at the Guayaquil’s Terrestrial Transport Terminal, where . . . READ MORE . . .

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Two Ecuadorean police killed in nine attacks during prisoner transfers, by Alexandra Valencia | Reuters QUITO — At least two police officers were killed today in explosive attacks in Ecuador mounted in response to transfers of prisoners from overcrowded and violent penitentiaries, the government and police said. Six explosions . . . READ MORE . . .

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Guards freed from being held captive by inmates of Ecuadorian prison. From AP. Police today freed a group of eight prison guards held for several hours by inmates of a prison in northern Ecuador, where in two cities gunshots and explosions accompanied demands that some gang leaders not be relocated in other prisons. Click HERE to read article in Spanish.

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Ecuador: Liberan a agentes retenidos al interior de cárcel. De AP. QUITO — La policía logró el martes la liberación de un grupo de ocho agentes retenidos por varias horas por reclusos en el interior de una cárcel del norte de Ecuador, en dos de cuyas ciudades se registraron durante la madrugada balaceras y explosiones para exigir que algunos cabecillas mafiosos no sean reubicados en otras prisiones. LEA MÁS . . .

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