Authorities said 16 soldiers had been placed in custody and were being investigated for the disappearance of the minors.

Their disappearance comes amid a government crackdown on crime, with President Daniel Noboa designating some 22 criminal gangs as terrorist organizations and declaring a series of states of emergency, ...

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian police on Tuesday found an undisclosed number of bodies in an area close to a military ...

President Daniel Noboa wants to avoid relinquishing power to his estranged deputy ahead of Ecuador’s election campaign in the ...

A rift between Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa and his deputy deepened on Tuesday as his ally-turned-adversary accused the ...