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Images outside the Naval Hospital in Guayaquil where former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas was hospitalized after refusing to eat in prison. Glas, who had been granted political asylum at the Mexican Embassy in Quito, was arrested by Ecuadorian police Friday over corruption charges in a raid on the embassy that sparked a wave of international criticism. IMAGES
Police guard the entrance to a hospital in Ecuador's capital Quito where the body of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was transferred after he was shot dead as he was leaving a stadium after holding a campaign rally. The 59-year-old centrist was one of eight candidates in the first round of the country's presidential election scheduled for August 20. IMAGES
Images show the launch of a Vega rocket from the Guiana Space Center near Kourou in French Guiana. The mission is the 18th Vega mission and the first since a failed Vega launch in November, in which satellites for France and Spain were lost. IMAGES
The body of Inocencio Tucumbi, indigenous leader from Ecuador's Cotopaxi region, leaves hospital as protests against fuel price hikes in Ecuador have escalated into violent clashes and five civilians, including him, have been killed in the confrontations. IMAGES
Migrants hang around in a makeshift camp in Tijuana after US border police armed with tear gas and rubber bullets frustrated a failed attempt to cross into the United States. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.