The rights of nature: When a river becomes a living being For Dario Iza Pilaquinga, president of the Kitu Kara Indigenous people in Ecuador, nature is much more than just a legal idea. He sees it as a ...

Security personnel arrive at the Litoral Penitentiary after a riot in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on April 14, 2023 [Vicente Gaibor del Pino/Reuters At least 17 people have been killed in a prison riot in ...

At least nine people were shot dead Saturday while playing pool in a tourist city in southwestern Ecuador, the country's prosecutor's office said. A group of armed men opened fire on several people at ...

At least five people died and three were injured in a landslide caused by excavation work at an illegal mine in Ecuador, an official said on Thursday.

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A shooting by a criminal gang at a pool hall in northern Ecuador killed at least seven people and four others wounded, police said on Saturday. It was the second such attack in ...

In March 2025, more than 25,000 barrels of crude oil polluted the rivers of Esmeraldas, Ecuador. The government arrived ...

Ecuador's president has said someone attempted to poison him by putting three highly concentrated toxic substances in gifts of chocolate and jam. Daniel Noboa said his team had proof to support the ...

QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa escaped injury after his convoy was attacked by protesters in a rural town ...