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.

Pakistan's government "sanctioned" the killing of journalist Saleem Shahzad, the top-ranking officer in the US military, Admiral Mike Mullen, says.

Hundreds of thousands of people are taking part in an anti-government protest in the Syrian city of Hama, activists say.

The US Secret Service has raided the home of an artist who collected images from webcams in a New York Apple store.

The US violated international law when the US executed a Mexican citizen, the top United Nations' human rights official has said.

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.