Anna Chapman, the former Russian spy deported from the US this year, is presented with a lion cub on Russian TV.

Three people have died after a tornado struck the small town of Cincinnati in Arkansas, local and state officials say.

The eyesight of children under six could be harmed by 3D games played on Nintendo's forthcoming handheld console, the company warns.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg admits the city's response to the recent blizzard was "inadequate and unacceptable".

The US, UK and Germany deplore the sentencing of former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky to six more years in jail for fraud.

The Colombian government passes a decree allowing it to move thousands of people left homeless by floods to lands seized from drug traffickers.

Lisa Murkowski is officially declared winner of Alaska's Senate contest, following a protracted legal challenge by rival Joe Miller.

Shoppers in Cuba are stocking up on soap, toothpaste and detergent ahead of a price rise on the first of January, when state subsidies are removed.