Campaigners and human rights groups welcome a UN-backed special court's guilty verdict against the former Liberian leader Charles Taylor.

A US military judge refuses to dismiss the most serious charge against alleged Wikileaks source Bradley Manning, who will face trial in September.

US taxpayers are unlikely to see a return on the $700bn Tarp rescue fund for financial sector, according to a report.

West African leaders agree to send troops immediately to Mali and Guinea-Bissau to monitor transitions to civilian rule following their coups.

Samsung Electronics says profits rose 81%, boosted by smartphone sales and increased profitability at its display panel unit.

A judge in the Netherlands is set to decide whether tourists should be banned from entering Dutch cannabis cafes in a bid to cut cross-border crime.

The United States and Japan have reached a deal to move thousands of US Marines from Okinawa, ahead of a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to the US.

The US Secret Service is looking into allegations its employees paid for strippers and prostitutes in El Salvador ahead of a presidential visit.