The United States formally left the Manta military base in Ecuador on Friday at 9.00 a.m. local time, at a ceremony in which Ecuadorian authorities took full control of the Pacific Coast facilities.

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the coast of Ecuador Saturday evening ... A tower at an airport in the coastal city in Manta also toppled over, according to social media reports.

Ecuadorian authorities Friday announced the arrest of three people suspected of being involved in the July 23 murder of Manta Mayor Agustín ... the most murders in Ecuador behind Guayas ...