The former vice president of Ecuador who was detained last year during a highly criticized police raid on Mexico’s embassy ...

Ecuador on Thursday declared an emergency at the country's main oil refinery, where a fuel tank fire halted operations earlier this week, the state oil company Petroecuador said.

Ecuador declared a state of emergency Saturday in seven of its 24 provinces, including the capital Quito, saying it was needed to fight a dramatic rise in drug-linked violence.

Ecuador declared an environmental emergency due to an oil spill near Esmeraldas River in the northwestern coastal province of the country. Ecuadorian authorities said that part of the Trans ...

Many embassies issue emergency travel documents, which allow you to return home or continue limited travel. These are usually processed faster than a full replacement passport.

OTTAWA - Former foreign minister Lawrence Cannon says he denied an emergency passport to Abousfian Abdelrazik in 2009 because he considered the Montreal man a possible threat to national security.

Most of the passports issued by the State Department are valid for 10 years for adults and five for minors. But if it's an emergency passport, it may only be valid for one year.

Ecuador on Monday declared a national emergency due to water shortages, drought and forest fires that have razed more than 10,000 hectares in the south of the country so far this month.

Ecuador 's government declared a 60-day national emergency due to forest fires, with a severe drought worsening the situation, risk management officials said on Monday. The state of emergency will ...

4) EC is issued to Indian nationals who have been refused a passport, lost, stolen, or damaged their passports, or have had their passports impounded, revoked, or expired for an extended period.