After the killing by police of its leaders last week, Colombia's Urabenos criminal gang offers rewards for the killing of officers in retaliation.

The US economy created 200,000 jobs in December, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.5%, official figures show.

The next Ice Age is due within 1,500 years, researchers calculate - but greenhouse gas emissions mean it will not happen then.

A deal with Greek bondholders must come soon for Greece to receive a vital second bailout, Germany's Chancellor Merkel says.

The six Republican presidential candidates make final pitches to New Hampshire voters ahead of the state's primary, with Mitt Romney a strong favourite.

Egyptian Christian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is to face a blasphemy trial over a tweet of Mickey and Minnie Mouse in conservative Islamic dress.

At least 14 people are killed by car bombs in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say, with one device suspected to have targeted Shia pilgrims.

A military court in Bahrain sentences a policeman to 12 years in jail for joining protests against the royal family.