The Latest Breaking News from Ecuador

Gangs operating inside Ecuador's prisons are taking advantage of state abandonment to expand their power, extorting inmates for access to services and threatening their lives with violence, prisoners' families and human rights groups say.

Only one host nation has failed to advance past the group stage of the World Cup, and Qatar will be trying to avoid becoming the second. Qatar will be the only team in tournament history to play in the World Cup without ever having competitively qualified for it, since hosts…

Eight years after taking the Netherlands to the semifinals in Brazil, Louis van Gaal is back for another shot at bringing home his nation's first World Cup title. Van Gaal's tactical ability and leadership will be essential for a team that failed to reach the quarterfinals at last year's European…

This archipelago in South America has some of the most unique inhabitants you won’t be able to see anywhere else

A terrifying video shows the burning aircraft lying upside down after two people were killed in the horror plane crash in Guayaquil City, Ecuador

After so much talk about the landscape off the field, the World Cup in Qatar finally gets underway.

Here is a complete fixtures list for the tournament with the stadiums and kick-off times.

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Six years ago, the four Contrera siblings — two sisters and two brothers — left their native Venezuela to move to Ecuador, joining a mass exodus from a country riven by economic distress and political upheaval.

Jaime Jarrín went from a boy with a "microphonic voice" to one of the greatest broadcasters of all time. This is the story of how he helped bring baseball to Latinos.

Ecuador's government and indigenous community leaders reached a deal on Friday, ending months-long talks that lead to dozens of agreements for implementing economic and environmental concessions, which President Guillermo Lasso made to end deadly protests in June.

The operator of Ecuador's private oil pipeline on Friday disclosed a spill in the Andean country's Amazon region, saying vandals damaged tubing that was no longer in service and caused an unspecified quantity of crude still in the tube to escape into the environment.