Special forces from the United Arab Emirates free the bulk carrier MV Arrilah-I, seized by pirates in the Arabian Sea.

Israel calls on the UN to cancel a report that said it possibly committed war crimes during its 2008-2009 military offensive in Gaza.

US carrier Southwest Airlines grounds about 80 of its aircraft after a hole opened up in the roof of one plane in mid-air.

A UN official says the recent violence in Afghanistan will not drive its mission out of the country.

Mexican Attorney General Arturo Chavez resigns, after 18 months marked by the battle against violent drugs cartels.

President Barack Obama describes as "outrageous" the killings in Afghanistan triggered by the burning of a Koran in the US.

A Mexican human rights group says more than 5,000 people have been reported missing since the war on drugs began.

Transocean, the offshore drilling firm responsible for running the Deepwater Horizon rig, gives its top executives bonuses for its "best year" for safety.