Forty-five Tuareg rebels have been killed in two days of fierce clashes with Mali's government troops, the country's military says.

Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich attacks the media at the start of a key South Carolina debate, as he faces accusations from an ex-wife.

General Motors regains its slot as the world's biggest vehicle maker after the US firm faced bankruptcy just two years ago.

Six foreign soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Thursday, the worst such incident since last August, Nato says.

US Army suicides are levelling off but rates of domestic violence and sex crimes among soldiers have increased, a new report says.

Johnson & Johnson settles for $158m (£102m) over allegations a subsidiary defrauded the Texas Medicaid programme by illegally marketing an anti-psychotic.

Seven Haitian police officers are jailed for their part in the killing of at least 10 prisoners in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake.

The UK is launching its strongest diplomatic offensive in Latin America for two centuries, Foreign Secretary William Hague says, on a visit to Brazil.