In one incident, gunmen on motorcycles fired into a crowd gathered outside a grocery store, killing a child and six adults, police said.

Under President Daniel Noboa, the prisons have been declared “security zones” and are under the direct control of the police ...

On Ecuador's lawless southwest coast, drug gangs operate with impunity and terrified residents ask if their president's "iron ...

Some 14mn Ecuadorans began voting under tight security yesterday, choosing who will lead their violence-wracked Andean nation ...

For many years, Ecuador had one of the lowest homicide rates in Latin America – an indicator of low gang activity. As a result, it hadn’t developed a robust police and military response to gangs.

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has announced the closure of Ecuador's borders starting Saturday ... The 37-year-old head of state also decided to strengthen the military presence in border ...

Ecuadorean Lieutenant Colonel Porfirio Cedeño was murdered by hitmen near a Guayaquil prison. The commanding officer of the Armed Forces' anti-drug trafficking Special Operations Group took at least ...

That trade has brought record rates of murder, kidnapping and extortion to Ecuador. Noboa has responded by declaring a state of emergency, deploying the army to the streets and gathering ...

The president of violence-hit Ecuador, Daniel Noboa ... During his 15 months in office he has declared a state of emergency, deployed the army to the streets and amassed extraordinary executive ...