Gordon Brown is the UK's new prime minister after replacing the outgoing Tony Blair, following an audience with Queen Elizabeth II
The man who has been Blair's chancellor for the past 10 years. Blair had earlier received an emotional and unprecedented standing ovation from MPs as he left Parliament
Protesters torch gas stations The government's last-minute decision to ration monthly fuel allotments and increase the price of gas, triggered an outbreak of protests and riots
Bush faces eavesdropping subpoena The Senate has issued a subpoena ordering the White House to give up documents related to its surveillance of domestic terror suspects
Ex-Peruvian leader to run in Japan race Disgraced ex-President Alberto Fujimori has decided to run in the election for Japan's upper house of parliament in July
UN issues desertification warning Tens of millions could be driven from their homes by encroaching deserts, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia
Coup leaders ordered freed 3 men walked out of a prison after nearly a quarter century behind bars for their roles in a bloody 1983 coup that led to a U.S. invasion
Police kill 13 suspected drug traffickers A huge operation aimed at ending a war between authorities and gangs that has raged for nearly 2 months in a slum
Mexico stuns Brazil, 2-0 at Copa Nery Castillo scored a sublime goal to set Mexico on their way to a shocking 2-0 win over defending champions at the Copa America