American singer Patti Page, one of the most popular artists of the 1950s with hits including Tennessee Waltz, dies at the age of 85.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is discharged from a New York hospital after treatment on a blood clot between her skull and brain

The town of Concord in Massachusetts bans the sale of bottled water in units smaller than one litre to reduce waste and encourage tap water use.

Venezuela's opposition calls for an "objective" account of the health of President Chavez, who is said to be "stable but delicate" in hospital.

Children from the primary school where a gunman killed 26 people last month are to start the new term at what police say is the US's "safest school".

Five men are due to be charged in India with the murder of a 23-year-old student whose gang-rape on a Delhi bus sparked nationwide outrage.

A gunman has opened fire in a village in Switzerland, killing three people and wounding two others, before being arrested, police say.

Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera acquires Current TV, the cable television network founded by former US Vice President Al Gore.