Bodies 'found' from missing plane
Bodies have been found from the Air France plane which went missing over the Atlantic, the Brazilian military says.

Peruvian police captives killed
Nine Peruvian police officers seized by indigenous protesters in Bagua are reported dead after a rescue bid which frees 22 others.

Shot abortion doctor buried in US
Hundreds of mourners attend the funeral of murdered US abortion doctor George Tiller in the Kansas city of Wichita.

Leaders' tribute to D-Day heroes
Allied leaders pay tribute to veterans as they mark the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy.

Mexican nursery fire kills many
At least 31 children die after a fire sweeps through a day-care centre in Mexico's north-western Sonora state, officials say.

Two charged as Cuban spies in US
The US charges a former government official and his wife with spying for Cuba over a 30-year period.

Dead US man gets parking tickets
Officials in New York find the decomposing body of a man inside a van parked beneath a highway overpass, gathering parking tickets.

Watergate burglar dies in Florida
Former CIA operative Bernard Leon Barker, who took part in the Watergate burglary some 30 years ago, dies in Miami at 92.

No 'reward' for N Korea, US vows
The US will not reward North Korea's "extraordinarily provocative" recent actions, President Barack Obama says.

It's official - Neil Armstrong did make a 'poetic' slip on the Moon
Neil Armstrong did not say "one small step for a man" when he set foot on the Moon in 1969, a linguistic analysis has confirmed.

Woman arrested in Chile carrying suitcases made from cocaine
Chilean police arrest a woman bound for Spain carrying suitcases made from - rather than filled with - cocaine.

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Cheney's party
Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, reflects on the emergence of Dick Cheney as the Republican Party's figurehead.

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The extraordinarily normal Obamas
Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, reflects on the Obamas' ability to project an air of normality in the White House.

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Cricket: Windies overpower Aussies
Chris Gayle hits 88 off 50 balls as West Indies thrash Australia by seven wickets in the ICC World Twenty20.

US intelligence nominee withdraws
US President Barack Obama's choice for a top intelligence job withdraws following questions about his knowledge of CIA interrogations techniques

US president visits Nazi-era camp
US President Barack Obama tours the Nazi concentration camp in Buchenwald during his visit to Germany.

US wildfire man sentenced to die
A south Californian court sentences a man to death for murdering five firefighters by starting a 2006 forest blaze.

Pace of US job cuts slows in May
US employers cut 345,000 jobs in May, the Labor Department said, far fewer than expected.

US scuba man jailed over death
A US man whose wife died on a scuba honeymoon in Australia is jailed after pleading guilty to manslaughter.

Fraud charge for financier
The founder of Countrywide Financial, at the centre of the US sub-prime mortgage crisis, is charged with fraud.

Boeing sees orders fall sharply
Boeing says orders in May were down more than 70% from a year earlier after airlines cancelled or delayed plans for new planes.

GM in deal to sell Saturn brand
General Motors has agreed a deal to sell its Saturn brand and dealer network to former race car driver Richard Penske.

Kenya anger as US cancels flights
Kenya protests to the US over its abrupt move to cancel new commercial flights, apparently amid security concerns.

Awaiting North Korean justice
The two Americans on trial for spying in N Korea

Venezuela 'silent' on hate crimes rise
Venezuelan transsexuals face rising violence

Warning system
Quake monitors in California prepare for Big One

Cherokee Cowboy
Looking back on Will Rogers, hero and talkies star

Spy scandal
US shock at news of high-level Cuban spy in Washington

'I was there'
Obama's great-uncle was present at camp liberation

Major pollution
Peruvian smelter problem nears conclusion

Avatar update
A first look at the Avatar game and movie

Spears's Circus
Is Britney's UK tour a Big Top or Big Flop?