Authorities end the search for victims in the US state of Washington five weeks after a mudslide tour through the community of Oso.

Farmers across Colombia take part in protests to demand that the government implement agricultural reforms agreed last year.

The US state plans to increase the dosage of death-penalty drugs after a murderer took 25 minutes to die from a new cocktail of chemicals.

Zimbabwe's opposition MDC party suspends leader Morgan Tsvangirai for "deviating from democratic principles".

Scott Dekraai will plead guilty in the 2011 shooting rampage which left eight people dead, including his ex-wife, his attorney says.

A US-set deadline for peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians has ended without an agreement being reached.

The Mexican army begins registering the weapons carried by vigilantes opposed to the Knights Templar drug cartel in the western state of Michoacan.

North Korea announces that it will conduct live firing drills near its disputed maritime border on Tuesday, according to South Korea's defence ministry.