Thousands of people in La Paz celebrate the launch of Bolivia's first telecommunications satellite from a base in China.

US President Barack Obama suggests a possible review of NSA surveillances but declines to say if leaker Edward Snowden may be offered an amnesty.

Gay couples are lining up in Salt Lake City, Utah, to be married hours after a US judge ruled the state's ban on gay unions is unconstitutional.

Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto signs a law that changes the constitution to allow foreign companies to drill for oil and gas for the first time since 1938.

Cuba is loosening long-standing restrictions on people buying foreign-made new and used cars, according to state media.

African mediators in South Sudan say they have held "productive" talks with President Salva Kiir, as efforts to avert a civil war continue.

China accuses Japan of using concerns about its national security for military expansion, days after Tokyo announced a rise in defence spending.

The sons of two Turkish government ministers and the head of the state-owned bank are charged in connection with a huge corruption investigation.