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

The government of Ecuador has taken another step in its effort to gain help from foreign military forces to combat drug ...

Quito: Ecuador said Wednesday it will ask allied countries to send special forces to aid its war against drug gangs blamed ...

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

Drug-related violence that has rocked Ecuador in recent years is once again the biggest issue for many voters in Sunday's ...

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa replaced the Interior Minister in charge of public safety and appointed a retired police ...

Ecuador will choose its next president in a runoff election in April between conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa and leftist ...

“These are not conventional gangs. They are terrorist groups ... a charge he has repeatedly denied. Noboa’s first term has ...

"They stole children from other towns and sacrificed them in front of her (Santa Muerte) when they wanted to land a big hit," a former gang member said.

QUITO/GUAYAQUIL (Reuters) -Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa looks likely to win Sunday's presidential election, as voters ...

But Noboa’s 14 months in office have been no less turbulent. Ecuador’s youngest ever president has declared numerous states of emergency, deployed military units to tackle gang activity ...