Security officials give fresh details on the arrest of alleged Colombian drug kingpin Daniel Barrera, who was taken as he made a call at a payphone in neighbouring Venezuela.

The UN secretary general says there may not be a military solution to Syria's conflict, though both sides seem intent on defeating the other by force.

An Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza Strip has killed two Palestinian border guards and wounded another person, Gaza officials say.

A US man diagnosed with "popcorn lung" after inhaling too much of the artificial butter smell of microwave popcorn, has won a $7.2m (£4.4m) verdict.

An actress in the anti-Islam film that sparked riots in the Muslim world sues the presumed director and YouTube, alleging fraud and slander.

Up to 60 Sri Lankan Tamils are being deported from the UK, despite warnings from human rights groups that they may face torture on their return.

Workers are due to return to South Africa's Marikana platinum mine, which was the scene of protests in which 44 died, following a deal on pay.

India's opposition parties and trade unions stage a strike over government plans to open the retail sector to global supermarket chains and other reforms.