Utah has become the first US state to designate an official state firearm - the Browning M1911, a move critics said was divisive.

The overseer of the internet's addressing system gives final approval to the creation of a .xxx domain for explicit material.

Former Colombia goalkeeper, Rene "El Loco" Higuita, famous for his erratic exploits and inventing the "scorpion kick", is to stand for political office.

The trustee in charge of the liquidation of Lehman Brothers Holdings is suing Citibank to recover $1.3bn.

A survivor of Japan's earthquake and tsunami is pulled from rubble eight days after the disaster that has left more than 18,000 dead or missing.

US President Barack Obama is departing for a five-day trip to Latin America aimed at building markets for US exports and bolstering US influence.

Venezuela halts plans to develop nuclear power in the light of the crisis in Japan, but Chile says it will keep the nuclear energy option open.

Haiti's ex-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns to his home country from exile days before the final round of a presidential election.