Ecuador's "most-wanted prisoner," the leader of the Los Choneros criminal group, Fito, has disappeared from the jail where he was being held, according to authorities.
Ecuador voters are participating in a presidential election that has been overshadowed by the assassination of a prominent candidate, highlighting the issue of drug-trafficking violence in the country.
A tragic explosion in the Dominican Republic's small town of San Cristóbal on Monday resulted in the loss of over two dozen lives, including a four-month-old baby.