Thousands of rural workers in Honduras join land invasions as a part of a dispute with large landowners and the government.

Three members of the US Secret Service are leaving the agency following a prostitution scandal in Colombia ahead of President Obama's visit.

Mexican police seize more than 250,000 rifle bullets on a trailer being driven across the border from the US.

A 474-year-old painting stolen by Nazis during World War II has been returned by US officials to the heirs of its Paris-based Italian Jewish owner.

The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, appoints respected Finance Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo as prime minister.

India successfully launches a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile able to carry a nuclear warhead, officials say.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Syria has failed to comply with a peace plan obligation to pull forces out of urban areas and urges more observers.

Former Australia and Saracens fly-half Michael Lynagh is being treated at a hospital in Brisbane after falling ill.