Flights are gradually resuming from airports in southern Australia after two days of cancellations caused by an ash cloud from a Chilean volcano.

Mexican officials say they have arrested the alleged leader of the La Familia drugs cartel, one of the top drug gangs in the country.

A rarely seen painting Pablo Picasso sells for just under £13.5m at Christie's auction house in London.

Britain's John Galliano, the former star designer at Dior accused of anti-Semitic abuse, is set to stand trial in Paris.

The EU says Russia will lift the ban on its vegetable imports, but Russia says it wants proof they are safe first.

A woman thought to be the world's oldest person has died in Brazil just a few weeks shy of her 115th birthday.

The Greek government wins a critical vote of confidence in parliament as it struggles to win support for extra austerity measures and avoid a sovereign default.

Sales of previously occupied US homes fell by 15% in May from the previous year, an indication the economic recovery remains weak, analysts say.