A trade dispute between the European Union and 10 Latin American countries is formally ended at the World Trade Organisation.

Entertainment group Walt Disney posts a rise in quarterly profits, boosted by higher revenues at its sports network ESPN and cruise ship operation.

Venezuela announces the arrest of suspected Colombian drug dealer Jorge Milton Cifuentes Villa, for whose capture the US was offering $5m.

The Korean city of Suwon has opened what it says is "the world's first toilet theme park".

The government of Australia, one of the world's top greenhouse gas emitters, says it is "ready to join" a second phase of the Kyoto Protocol.

Thousands march through the streets of Argentina's capital, in one of the largest protests against the policies of President Fernandez.

Chinese President Hu Jintao warns starkly on corruption as the ruling Communist Party begins a once-in-a-decade power transfer.

Seven US Navy Seals are disciplined for revealing secrets while working as paid consultants on the video game Medal of Honor: Warfighter.