The deaths occurred Sunday at a prison in the coastal city of Machala, Ecuador, after "the detonation of an explosive device" ...

Ecuador's runoff vote pits Trump ally and incumbent Daniel Noboa against leftist challenger Luisa González, in an election dominated by the issue... Ecuador's next president faces rampant drug ...

At least 13 inmates were found dead Sunday at a southern Ecuadorian prison ravaged by violence in recent months, the ...

As Ecuadorians wage war against almost two dozen gangs that are brazenly turning their once peaceful country into one of the region’s most violent, experts warn that the South American nation’s ...

Thirteen inmates died at the weekend in a prison in Ecuador that has seen 44 killed in violence in the past month, ...

Ecuadorean police found 13 people dead in a prison in the country's southwest on Sunday, Ecuador's prison agency SNAI said on Monday. Autopsies and routine procedures were being performed to determine ...

This is no joke: Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro, who according to the U.S. Justice Department has turned his country into a leading cocaine trafficking route and a hub of narco-terrorism, has ...

Once one of the most peaceful countries in the region, Ecuador has become a major transportation hub for cocaine trafficking to the U.S. and Europe. Sunday's vote is a repeat of the 2023 race between ...