Alleged Mexican drug lord Sergio Villarreal, known as El Grande, is extradited to the United States for trial on charges of drug trafficking.

A woman who caused a US plane to be diverted by claiming to be carrying a surgically implanted device will not face charges, a prosecutor says.

Cuba reveals its prison population, saying there are 57,337 inmates, compared with rights groups' estimates of at least 70,000.

Thousands of demonstrators in the western Mexican city of Guadalajara demand an end to the drug-related violence which has been on the rise in the city.

The pro-democracy protests of 2011 were let down by states putting self-interest before human rights, Amnesty International says in its annual report.

EU leaders want Greece to stay in the eurozone but it must continue economic reforms, the European Council president says at a Brussels summit.

Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid will compete to host the 2020 Olympics after Doha and Baku were cut from the list of hopefuls.

Talks in Baghdad concerning Iran's controversial nuclear programme will go into a second day after diplomats fail to reach agreement.