An actress launches a $1m lawsuit against Amazon.com after her age was posted on its Internet Movie Database, accusing it of fraud and privacy violation.

The US Senate blocks a proposal by President Barack Obama's administration to limit potatoes and other starchy vegetables in school lunches.

Former Colombian beauty queen Angie Sanclemente denies drug smuggling, at the start of her trial in Argentina.

Jamaica's Education Minister Andrew Holness is set to become the next prime minister on Sunday after Bruce Golding said he would step down early.

Republican presidential hopefuls clash fiercely in their latest televised debate in the economically depressed state of Nevada.

A 48-hour general strike is expected to bring Greece to a standstill as parliament votes on another round of tough austerity measures.

A Chinese scientist, Kexue Huang, admits to stealing trade secrets from two US firms and sending them to China and Germany.

The UN's torture investigator, Juan Mendez, urges countries to ban the use of solitary confinement in prisons for longer than 15 days.