The government looks on track to win support for its key security proposals, while police say they have arrested a notorious ...

Proposals include deploying the army in the fight against the gangs, loosening obstacles to extradition of accused criminals ...

The director of an Ecuadorian prison known as “El Rodeo” was killed Sunday in an attack that came as millions of people in ...

In Ecuador, a referendum focusing on intensifying efforts against drug gangs took place on Sunday, coinciding with the murder ...

Ecuador's National Electoral Council (CNE) announced Sunday that turnout for the national referendum called by President Guillermo Lasso seeking endorsement after 18 months in office had reached ...

President Daniel Noboa aims to rally support for a military crackdown on gang violence as he considers reelection.

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa has won significant voter support for a raft of security measures he says will help him ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorians headed to the polls Sunday in a referendum touted by the country’s fledgling leader as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind a spiraling wave of ...

Early results from Ecuador’s referendum suggest President Daniel Noboa has won public backing for security measures aimed at boosting his war on crime. His government looks on track to win ...

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s fledgling president got a resounding victory Sunday in a referendum that he touted as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind a spiraling wave of violence.