PORTOVIEJO, Ecuador — Despite the grief roiling this earthquake-stricken town, Pablo Cordova has something to be thankful for: He can return the coffin his wife had bought for his funeral. The 51-year ...

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Reporting from Portoviejo, Ecuador — As dawn broke Monday over this devastated city, Yandry Galarza stood vigil in front of what was left of the Super Exito clothing store, a once thriving retail hub ...

PORTOVIEJO, Ecuador - It was supposed to be a family reunion to celebrate a young relative's start of college. But the gathering ended in tragedy when a collapsing building crushed 17-year-old Sayira ...

reporting from PORTOVIEJO, Ecuador — It was supposed to be a family reunion to celebrate a young relative’s start of college. But the gathering ended in tragedy when a collapsing building crushed ...

PEDERNALES, Ecuador (AP) — Aid began to flow in Sunday to areas devastated by Ecuador’s strongest earthquake in decades and the death toll continued to rise as people left homeless hunkered down for ...

Military commanders were seen raiding and rounding up gang members in an Ecuador prison searching for weapons and drugs amid a spate of gang war violence and murders within the compound. Armed ...