Ecuador prison violence: Dozens of guards taken hostage
More than 60 officials are held in separate jails, as car bombs target the country's prisons authority.
2023-09-01 16:57
Haitians flee homes in Port-au-Prince as gang violence surges
More than 5,000 people are forced out in a week as turf war and murders engulf Port-au-Prince.
2023-08-18 23:53
Ecuador election: 'I'm wearing a bulletproof vest 24 hours a day'
Andrea González aims to be vice-president in Ecuador after her party's presidential candidate was shot dead.
2023-08-16 16:23
Ecuador: Thousands of soldiers move gang leader Fito
Jose Adolfo Macias. or "Fito", is accused of threatening a murdered Ecuadorian presidential candidate.
2023-08-13 16:46
Ecuador murder: Fernando Villavicencio's running-mate steps in to contest election
Andrea Gonzalez replaces anti-corruption crusader shot in the head by suspected Colombian hitmen.
2023-08-13 05:20
Ecuador politician murder suspects are Colombian, police say
Six people have been arrested over the killing of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.
2023-08-11 04:48
Ecuador politician murder: Prison gangs in terror reign
A presidential candidate has been killed in the latest assassination in Ecuador as gang crime soars.
2023-08-10 21:17
El Salvador rings off entire region to hem in gangs
Thousands of soldiers and police surround the Cabanas department as part of an ongoing war on gangs.
2023-08-02 08:58
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu declares state of emergency over food
The president plans to provide protection to farmers targeted by notorious kidnapping gangs.
2023-07-15 01:27
France riots: Fuelled by everyday discrimination
Algerian journalist Maher Mezahi writes about the riots that swept through France.
2023-07-06 09:28
Honduras prison violence: At least 41 killed in women's jail riot
The country's president says she will take "drastic measures" after the loss of at least 41 lives.
2023-06-21 06:49
Irish police report fall in number of home burglaries
The 20% reduction is the result of targeting organised crime gangs and repeat offenders, police said.
2023-06-07 22:25