Brazil is temporarily banning the US oil company Chevron from drilling in its territory after a spill at its field off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.

At least four members of an indigenous tribe in Paraguay have been killed by drug dealers after witnessing their smuggling activities, officials say.

Fire crews are battling to douse a bushfire which burnt through a town in Western Australia, destroying more than 20 homes.

Protests go on in central Cairo as demonstrators step up their demand for Egypt's military rulers to resign, with elections due in less than a week.

On the eve of Thanksgiving, Americans are heading off to see family and friends in greater numbers than for several years, but air travel numbers are down.

A scientist who admitted helping his mother to die is given a five-month home detention sentence by a court in New Zealand.

After much speculation, the head of India's largest microlender, SKS Microfinance, steps down.

China's navy is to carry out military exercises in the Pacific Ocean, officials say, amid continuing maritime disputes in the region.