Ecuador

The killing of the seven suspects happened a little more than a week before Ecuador holds a presidential runoff election and as officials struggle to explain how this was possible.

Every weekday through Hispanic Heritage Month, World Cafe dives into the music of a different country in Latin America.

Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a fierce critic of cartels and corruption, was shot on Wednesday. "There is no precedent for this in our country's recent history," one analyst says.

Ecuador's evolution into a major drug trafficking hub and the ensuing surge of violence weighs on the nation following the killing of a presidential candidate whose life's work was to fight crime.

Fernando Villavicencio was shot and killed Wednesday by an unidentified gunman while at a political rally in the country's capital of Quito, President Guillermo Lasso said.

A woman in Ecuador was declared dead but surprised family members at her wake. Negligence by medical professionals and certain medical conditions can lead to living patients being declared dead.

A lot of immigrant families send gifts to their home countries during the holidays, but many turn to smaller, local packaging companies for delivery. For them, it comes down to cost and trust. 

The World Cup starts with host country Qatar playing against Ecuador on Sunday. Here's everything you need to know about how to catch the tournament's 64 matches.

We asked refugees around the world to tell us of a memento they brought to connect them to their old life even as they embarked on a new and uncertain future.