US police recover a 1965 drawing by Pablo Picasso, two days after it was stolen from a San Francisco art gallery.

The removal from power of former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya is ruled illegal by a truth and reconciliation commission.

Syria accuses the US of "interfering" after US ambassador Robert Ford travels to the flashpoint city of Hama on the eve of expected protests.

A man suspected of killing seven people in a shooting spree in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is holed up in an apartment with a hostage, police say.

Nasa enters the final stages of preparation for its last-ever shuttle mission, but the Florida weather looks likely to delay the Atlantis orbiter's launch.

Safety failings by chemical maker DuPont resulted in the death of a worker at one of its US plants, a federal authority rules.

A Mexican man is executed in the the US state of Texas after the Supreme Court rejects a White House appeal to spare the man's life.

Japan's current account surplus falls sharply in May, as the earthquake and tsunami continue to affect exports.