Ecuador deployed more than 22,400 soldiers to neutralize a campaign of terror waged by gangs that has claimed 16 lives, after its armed forces engaged in a savage deadlock with organized crime.

At least ten people are killed in Ecuador's "internal armed conflict" as the new leader launches a campaign against crime in the South American country.

Hundreds of Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed and injured after Israeli airstrikes hit the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip as part of the regime's ongoing bombing campaign against besieged territory.

Villavicencio, 59, was the second most popular candidate in the presidential race, according to recent opinion polls.

The death toll from a wave of jail riots in Ecaudor’s most dangerous prison has reached 31.

At least 14 people are killed and buildings damaged after a powerful earthquake shakes Peru and Ecuador.

A superb volley by Kalidou Koulibaly earns Senegal a place in the knock-out round, for just the second time, as they beat Ecuador