US President Barack Obama has relieved his top Afghanistan commander, General Stanley McChrystal, of his command.

Under-fire BP boss Tony Hayward has handed over day-to-day control of the Gulf of Mexico crisis.

President Obama has held one-to-one talks with the top US general in Afghanistan, following comments he made in a magazine article.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has met with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in San Francisco.

Alleged drug kingpin Christopher "Dudus" Coke was arrested by police on the outskirts of Kingston on Tuesday.

Brazilian officials are scrambling to get food and medical aid to flood victims in the nation's northeast.