Ecuador chooses president amid spike in violence
The campaign was overshadowed by a wave of shootings, including the assassination of a candidate.
2023-08-21 04:48
New shooting mars election campaign in Ecuador
Another shootout prompts a call to tackle gang violence ahead of Sunday's presidential vote.
2023-08-20 02:29
Ecuador election: Narco politics rule ahead of polls
A rise in drug crime in the once-peaceful country has dominated the build-up to Sunday's election.
2023-08-18 09:16
Second Ecuador politician killed in less than a week
Local party leader Pedro Briones was shot by gunmen outside his home in Esmeraldas province.
2023-08-15 18:19
The remarkable recovery of Syria's earthquake baby
Six months ago today, Afraa was pulled from rubble, still attached to her umbilical cord and barely alive.
2023-08-06 07:50
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
Canada wildfires: Border blaze forces evacuations
More than 1,000 fires are still burning across Canada - one-third of them in British Columbia.
2023-08-01 01:45
Canada wildfire: Firefighter dies tackling British Columbia blaze
An evacuation order is in place for towns near the US border as fires there swirl out of control.
2023-07-30 16:51
Rhodes fires: Hundreds back in UK after 'traumatic' Rhodes fires
Britons have been flying into airports including Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Birmingham and Bristol.
2023-07-25 11:26
Julian Sands' cause of death officially ruled as 'undetermined'
The cause of death for British actor Julian Sands, who went missing in the mountains of Southern California in January and was later found dead, has been cited as "undetermined," CNN has confirmed.
2023-07-25 06:59
Rhodes fires: Attleborough dad tells of tourist rescue runs
Freight transport manager Jonathan Lewis describes the scenes in Greece as "hell on Earth".
2023-07-24 23:27
Rhodes fires: 'The sky looked like it was on fire'
A couple from London were able to escape the island but say travel agents were "nowhere to be seen".
2023-07-24 21:29