The Venezuelan opposition claims that 600,000 people have signed a petition for a recall referendum on President Nicolas Maduro.

The former international footballer George Weah announces he will run for president of Liberia for a second time.

Helicopter firms are carrying out unauthorised sightseeing flights over Mount Everest, despite concerns that the vibrations could trigger avalanches, the BBC learns.

A female Australian aid-worker has reportedly been kidnapped by armed men in Afghanistan

Brazilian prosecutors have filed corruption charges against President Dilma Rousseff's electoral strategist.

Colombia legalises same-sex marriage, becoming the fourth country in Latin America to do so.