Police in Chile arrest more than a dozen people suspected of being part of a child prostitution ring operating in Santiago.

The US lifts a ban on most imports from Burma, ahead of an historic visit by President Barack Obama to the country.

US contractor Alan Gross, who was jailed in Cuba in 2011, is suing the US and his former employer for $60m (£38m), blaming them for his arrest.

Clashes break out in Jordan between anti-government protesters and supporters of King Abdullah II as fuel prices soar after the government cuts subsidies.

The west African state of Sierra Leone prepares for its third general election since the 1991-2002 civil war, which killed more than 50,000 people.

Israeli air strikes hit the headquarters of Gaza's Hamas leaders, as the bombardment of the enclave enters a fourth day and Palestinian rocket fire continues.

A court in Jersey finds the former mayor of the Brazilian city Sao Paulo, Paulo Maluf, guilty of stashing stolen public funds in an off-shore account.

Egypt's transport minister resigns after 47 children were killed in a crash involving a nursery school bus and a train.