The US is deploying armed Predator drones to carry out missions in Libya, as rebels continue fighting troops loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi.

US regulators fine former Amaranth trader $30m (£18.2m) for manipulating market as authorities assemble team to examine market abuse.

A US grand jury indicts a Somali man accused of negotiating ransom on behalf of a band of pirates who captured a Danish cargo vessel.

Greece asks Interpol to question a London trader over an email which talked of the high chance of a Greek default.

Human rights groups express growing concern about a a climate of increasing fear amid a security crackdown in Bahrain.

Mexican police uncover a mass grave containing 30 bodies as experts try to identify the remains of 145 people found in Tamaulipas.

Italian police seize the assets of two football clubs they suspect were controlled by the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate.

President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso appoints himself minister of defence following an army mutiny in the west African nation.