A court in Ecuador convicts six policemen of crimes against state security after protests last September in which President Correa was detained.

The hacker collective Anonymous "declares war" on the US city of Orlando in Florida over the arrest of individuals handing out food to homeless in a park.

Detained BBC reporter Urunboy Usmonov is both physically and psychologically frail, according to a colleague who visited him in jail in the Tajik capital.

Cuban state television airs footage and stills of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, amid speculation about his recovery from an emergency operation.

The mother of a Cornell University student who died after drinking at a fraternity house in February is suing the fraternity for $25m (£15m).

Online search giant Google launches a new social networking website in its latest attempt to take on Facebook, which now claims more than 500m users.

Nato helicopters kill militants on the roof of a top Kabul hotel after a deadly attack by suicide bombers and gunmen.

Greek politicians are to vote on harsh austerity measures that have sparked nationwide strikes and the worst rioting in Athens for more than year.