US President Barack Obama leaves Chile for El Salvador, on the final leg of his five-day trip to Latin America.

Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom and his wife Sandra Torres file for divorce so she can stand for election to succeed him, officials say.

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai names the areas of the country expected to be handed over by foreign troops to Afghan forces in July.

Two US tourists die in an accident at Iguazu Falls on the border between Brazil and Argentina, and five other tourists are injured.

Nearly 75% of top news media jobs across the world are held by men, as are two-thirds of reporting jobs, a new study finds.

Mexico's Finance Minister Ernesto Cordero says his country is set for strong growth, with no signs investment is being harmed by concerns over drug violence.

The situation at Japan's quake-damaged nuclear plant remains very serious but the crisis will be "effectively overcome", says the head of the UN atomic agency.

At least 17 people have been injured by a series of Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics say.