The United States will commit additional funds to fight drug cartels in Central America, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says at a security conference in Guatemala.

The websites of the Brazilian government and President have fallen victim to hacker group Lulz Security.

Three people are killed in clashes between students and police over plans for a new university in central Peru, officials say.

A motivational speaker is found guilty over the deaths of three people who fell ill during a meeting at an Arizona sweat lodge.

Judges are set to deliver their verdict in the trial of Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders for inciting hatred against Muslims.

President Barack Obama announces the withdrawal of 10,000 US troops from Afghanistan this year - and another 23,000 by September 2012.

Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi accuses Nato of murder, two days after members of the family of a close aide were killed in an air strike.

Silicone breast implants are relatively safe despite frequent complications and a small increased risk of lymphoma, US drug regulators say.