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 ...

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.

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

During his 15 months in office Noboa has declared a state of emergency, deployed the army ... bodies were recently found near an army base. "Ecuador is in a very difficult moment, I think in ...

Presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez addresses a gathering of her supporters in Quito, Ecuador, on Sunday ... During his 15 months in office Noboa has declared a state of emergency, deployed the army ...

Some 14 million Ecuadorans began voting under tight security Sunday, choosing who will lead their violence-wracked Andean ...

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 ...

Hitmen on Friday gunned down an Ecuadoran colonel in charge of anti-drug operations in a city hard-hit by the narco crime ...

The judges don't judge' - President Daniel Noboa has responded to Ecuador's security crisis by declaring a state of emergency, making high-profile arrests and sending the military onto the streets ...

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