A Mexican judge rejects an appeal by drugs lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman against his extradition to the US.

Employees of Vale and BHP Billiton are among 21 people being charged with homicide over a 2015 Brazilian iron ore mine disaster.

Mexican officials say they have stopped a lorry carrying 121 Central American migrants, many of them dehydrated, trying to reach the US illegally.

Venezuela's electoral body halts a campaign for a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro, triggering opposition anger.

South Africa has formally begun the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing it of bias against Africa, media say.

Hundreds of snow leopards are being poached in retaliation for livestock losses every year across the high mountain ranges of Asia, says a new report.

The EU-Canada free trade deal (Ceta) is held up by a regional government in Belgium - despite the Belgian national government and all 28 EU leaders backing the deal.

Actors who provide voices, stunts or motion capture for video games are on strike in the US over pay and conditions.