A tropical storm pounds central America, triggering floods and landslides and leaving at least 18 people dead, officials say.

The state capital of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, files for bankruptcy facing debts of some $300m (£190m), a move immediately opposed by the city's mayor.

Reports that Col Muammar Gaddafi's son Mutassim has been captured spark celebrations in Libya, although there is no official confirmation.

US lawmakers approve a long-delayed free trade agreement with South Korea, calling it the most significant in 16 years.

A suspected US drone attack kills three suspected militants in north-western Pakistan, local intelligence officials say.

An Australian court halts the sale of Samsung Electronics' tablet computer in Australia, because of a patent dispute with rival Apple.

A salvage crew returns to a stranded ship off New Zealand's coast that is leaking oil and threatening to break apart.

The 31-year-old king of the Himalayan nation of Bhutan marries his commoner bride in a Buddhist ceremony at a monastery.