Ecuador

After poll marred by a candidate’s murder, second-round campaign will focus on former socialist president’s legacy

Candidates have pledged to fight sharp increases in crime, which current government blames on drug gangs

The assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has highlighted the country’s worsening problem with gangs and drugs

With voting due to be held over the weekend, security is tight following the assassination of anti-corruption candidate Fernando Villavicencio

Fernando Villavicencio, the Build party’s original candidate, was shot and killed earlier this week

The South American country has never been shaken by the kind of drug-related warfare that has plagued neighbouring Colombia – until now

Fernando Villavicencio, a former lawmaker, was gunned down leaving a campaign event on Wednesday

Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was killed leaving a campaign event on Wednesday

Murder prompts anger towards former president Rafael Correa, of whom Fernando Villacencio was outspoken critic

Indigenous leaders seek to play key role in talks as Brazil regional summit raises hopes for Amazon protection

Murders, gun battles and even cases of dismemberment in the port city of 2.8 million have hit the economy and created a climate of fear

Tremor with magnitude of 6.8 traps victims under rubble as rescue teams search for survivors among debris

One video online showed three anchors of a television show dart from their studio desk as the set shook

I have left Ecuador and have technically entered Colombia, as my passport proves, but my bike has not – or at least not legally