Ecuador‘s most wanted fugitive, a gang leader and drug-lord known as Fito, was captured after hiding out in a bunker underneath a house. Fito, whose real name is Adolfo Macías Villamar, is the leader ...

Inmates in Ecuador fought each other with guns and explosives in a riot that left 13 prisoners and a guard dead, police said. The mayhem was the latest in a series of bloodbaths to engulf gang-ridden, ...

Ecuadorian citizens residing in Spain vote in a referendum on whether to allow foreign military bases in the country, at IFEMA in Madrid. A. Pérez Meca/EUROPA PRESS/dpa Ecuador is holding a referendum ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday promised security aid to violence-wracked Ecuador as he sought to rally the region behind a force-first anti-crime campaign following a US strike on a ...

You’ve probably heard of Fito, Ecuador’s most famous gang boss, who was recently extradited to the United States. But authorities just captured an Ecuadorian leader they claim is even more powerful, ...

Ecuador has emerged as the most insecure country in Latin America, with its homicide rate surging to an unprecedented 38.8 per 100,000 inhabitants — up sharply from just 6.46 in 2015, according to an ...

The president of violence-wracked Ecuador on Wednesday proposed the creation of a special body to draw up a new constitution with tougher laws against drug trafficking and organized crime. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 09: U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and Defense Secretary Pete ...