A Bolivian pastor who said he was on a mission from God is jailed for seven years in Mexico for hijacking a plane.

Japan's 11 March mega-quake shifted the ocean floor sideways by more than 20 metres, according to one instrument on the seabed off the coast.

First results from a major astronomical survey have confirmed the existence of mysterious dark energy using a cutting-edge technique.

A US man paralysed from the chest down after being hit by a car is now able to stand with electrical stimulation of his spinal cord.

A ex-teammate of seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong accuses the cyclist of using performance-enhancing drugs, something Armstrong has always denied.

Final results in Ecuador's referendum show President Correa has won backing for his reform programme, including greater control over the media and courts.

The governor of Maryland signs a bill requiring a French railway company to disclose its role in the Holocaust if it seeks business in the US state.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel's 1967 borders are "indefensible", rejecting US President Obama's suggestion they form the basis of a future Palestinian state.