Bolivia is to cancel the contract of a Brazilian firm that was building a controversial road through the Amazon rainforest, President Evo Morales says.

Hillary Clinton says North Korea should not go ahead with its planned rocket launch if it wants a "peaceful, better future" for its people.

South Koreans begin voting to decide a closely-contested parliamentary election, seen as a key test for President Lee Myung-bak.

Lawyers for a Florida man who killed an unarmed black teenager say they have lost contact with George Zimmerman and are no longer representing him.

Sudan says its largest oil field, in a disputed border area, is now controlled by South Sudan's army after two weeks of fighting.

Almost half Brazil's population is now overweight or obese, according to a government study, a trend the health ministry describes as "worrying".

Peru's Shining Path rebels demand a multi-million dollar ransom for a group of gas workers they kidnapped on Monday.

The UN Security Council urges Syria to fundamentally change course and provide visible signs of a military withdrawal from its cities.