A US jury convicts five New Orleans police officers over fatal shootings in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

A man charged with sending more than 27 million spam messages to Facebook users, turns himself in to authorities in California.

A 75-year-old pilot who caused a security alert when her plane strayed into restricted airspace during this week's presidential visit to Chicago has brushed off the incident.

"Rogue trader" Nick Leeson who brought down Barings Bank apologises to his former boss.

Leading credit rating agency Standard & Poor's downgrades America's top-notch AAA rating for the first time ever, amid concerns over US debt.

Libraries in England could share premises with health centres and police surgeries in future if new proposals are taken on.

The US, French and German leaders condemn Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for "indiscriminate violence" as anti-government protests continue across the country.

Rupert Murdoch's daughter Elisabeth will not join the board of her father's News Corporation, the firm says, after she told them it would be "inappropriate".