A day of violent rioting at a prison in southwest Ecuador on Sunday (Nov 9) caused the deaths of at least 31 inmates, the country's prisons agency said.Twenty-seven prisoners in port town Machala, ...

Authorities said at least 27 inmates were found dead by asphyxiation on Sunday afternoon at an Ecuadorian prison where an ...

At least 27 inmates were found dead from asphyxiation Sunday at Ecuador’s Machala prison in El Oro province, hours after an armed riot killed four others and injured dozens, authorities said. Prison ...

At least 31 inmates perished in a brutal clash at Ecuador's Machala Prison, with authorities citing asphyxiation as the cause ...

Authorities in Ecuador said 27 inmates died by asphyxiation and four others were killed earlier during a riot at a Machala ...

Authorities say prisoners in Machala died from asphyxiation and hanging after violent clashes erupted inside the facility.

At least 27 inmates were found dead from asphyxiation Sunday at Ecuador’s Machala prison in El Oro province, hours after an ...

The riot stemmed from the "reorganization of inmates" to a new maximum-security prison that will soon begin operating in a different province, according to a statement from Ecuador's prison oversight ...

A shootout between rival gangs at an Ecuador prison has left four dead and 43 people wounded. The new wave of violence rocked ...

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Police say a 16-year-old soccer player from the youth academy of Independiente del Valle was fatally shot when he was struck by a stray bullet at home in the port city of Guayaquil Miguel Nazareno was ...