Ecuador's president has ordered that criminal gangs be "neutralised" after days of violence culminated in an attack on a television studio. Masked gunmen broke into public television channel TC's ...

Gang members broke into a public television station in Ecuador on Tuesday, waving weapons and threatening station employees as the station broadcast live. Photo: TC Television network via AP ...

QUITO, Feb 8, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - In the throes of a bloody drug war, a shrinking economy and an acute energy crisis, Ecuadorans ...

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

Ecuador’s President named 22 gangs as terrorist organizations and military targets after a gang stormed a TV station on Tuesday. Officials said the recent attacks were the gangs' reactions to ...

R unning Ecuador seems an unenviable job. In recent years it has become the most violent state in mainland Latin America.

The crime was linked to a prison escape of a local gang leader ... the Guayaquil station on Jan. 9. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Ecuador is no ...

With its four-piece bathroom suite, queen-size bed and mini fridge, the untidy prison cell of the notorious leader of the Los Choneros gang ... Ecuador exploded in violence following news of ...

That “mano dura” approach has shown limited results. The homicide rate in 2024 dropped nearly 20 percent — but figures remain ...

The recent killing of a prominent Ecuadorian gang leader may further fuel violence in Durán, one of the country’s most violent municipalities and the drug gateway to… Ecuador’s war on gangs has been ...

ALBAWABA - Ecuador announced a state of emergency after one of the most dangerous gang leaders vanished from jail, local media reported on Monday. According to media outlets, the news about the ...