A strike at the port of Los Angeles enters a seventh day, disrupting the busiest shipping complex in the US.

Chinese telecoms firm Huawei hits back at report by American politicians which claims it is a security threat.

A vote on a UN treaty on disability rights fails in the US Senate, despite an appearance from ex-presidential candidate Bob Dole, who supports the bill.

Fugitive software pioneer John McAfee crosses into Guatemala after weeks on the run from Belize police, who want to speak to him about the murder of his neighbour.

The first direct talks are held between Malian government officials and rebels who seized the north of the country after a coup earlier this year.

Palaeontologists identify what is likely to be the oldest known dinosaur specimen, patching a 10-15-million-year hole in dinosaurs' evolutionary history.

The Colombian military says it has killed at least 20 leftist Farc rebels in its biggest operation since peace talks began in October.

The death toll from a powerful storm that hit the southern Philippines continues to rise, with more than 100 believed to have died.