Sculptor Leonora Carrington, considered one of the last of the original surrealist artists, has died at the age of 94, Mexican officials say.

Gun battles between rival factions inside a Mexican gang drive more than 2,000 residents out of their homes in Michoacan state.

Arctic reindeer can see into the ultra-violet spectrum, according to new research by an international team.

Japan's consumer prices rise by 0.6% in April, from a year earlier, according to the statistics bureau.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos hails as "historic" a new law that aims to restore land to millions displaced by the country's civil conflict.

A former leader of the Shia Muslim community in Trinidad is convicted of taking part in a failed plot to blow up fuel tanks at New York's JFK airport.

Singapore jails British author Alan Shadrake, 76, quashing his appeal against a six-week sentence imposed for insulting the judiciary.

The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Pakistan on a surprise visit aimed at soothing tensions following the killing of Osama Bin Laden by US forces.