A Peruvian car is destroyed and its driver is killed by a landmine in northern Chile after crossing the border illegally.

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Chile mine destroys Peruvian car

Paolo Gabriele is accused of illegal possession of confidential documents found in his apartment, the Vatican says.

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Pope’s butler arrested in leak case

Three illegal miners in South Africa digging for diamonds are killed and 15 others remain trapped after some tunnels collapse, police say.

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S Africa illegal miners trapped

Muammar Gaddafi’s ex-spy chief Abdallah al-Senussi – wanted by Libya and the ICC – is charged with illegal entry into Mauritania, officials say.

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Ex-Gaddafi spy chief ‘charged’

An undercover video shows horses being struck with sticks and subjected to “soring,” an illegal process in which chemicals are placed on their legs to induce the trademark Tennessee Walking Horse high-stepping gait.

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Horses beaten, ‘sored’ to win shows

The Republican bill differs from the Senate’s version in protections for many battered women, including lesbians, American Indians and illegal immigrants, Democrats say.

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House Passes Domestic Violence Bill

Two men are charged by the authorities in Texas after the discovery of 115 illegal immigrants locked in buildings near the border with Mexico.

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Texas charges over immigrants

More than 8,500 Brazilian troops are being deployed in a vast area of the Amazon to tackle drug trafficking, logging and illegal mining.

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Brazil launches Amazon operation

Click to watch video Barefoot and covered in dirt and sweat, 14-year-old Dante Campilan pulls weeds from orderly rows of sugar cane. Wearing an oversized red cap to protect him from the scorching Philippine sun, Dante is doing work that should be reserved for men, not children. Earning 150 pesos ($3.50) for a seven-hour day, Dante has been a child laborer in the Philippine region of Mindanao since he was seven years old. He says he does it to help his parents, but he is just one of many children who are part of an illegal economic system of child labor. The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates 2.4 million child workers are in the Philippines. Many of them, according to the ILO, are in rural areas working in fields and mines. The organization estimates 60% work in hazardous conditions. Read the full story: ” Life not sweet for Philippines' sugar cane child workers ”

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Ending child labor in the Philippines’ sugar cane industry

Rupert Murdoch will face questions about phone hacking and claims of illegal payments by his UK journalists when he appears for a second day at the Leveson Inquiry later.

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Rupert Murdoch returns to inquiry

As the Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday about an Arizona immigration law, supporters of the crackdown set up an amp on the sidewalk in front of the court and belted out a tune: We’ve got illegals in the back yard Read full article > >

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On Arizona immigration law, Justice Scalia and street protesters make same case

The Supreme Court seemed inclined to uphold the part of the law that requires law enforcement officials to determine the immigration status of anyone they stop if they believe the person to be an illegal immigrant.

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Considering Arizona Immigration Law, Justices Are Again in Political Storm

Two days after making his inaugural campaign-trail appearance with presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Wednesday took his latest step onto the national stage – and further stoked speculation about his vice-presidential aspirations – with a lengthy foreign-policy address at the Brookings Institution in Washington. Read full article > >

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Marco Rubio delivers foreign policy address with bipartisan tone at Brookings Institution

“ARIZONA AND its 370-mile border are a conduit for rampant illegal entries and cross-border smuggling to a degree unparalleled in any other State.” So argue lawyers for Arizona in a case the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Wednesday. Although immigration has in fact declined , the state says that the “public safety and economic strains” created by a porous border “have created an emergency situation, which demanded a response.” Read full article > >

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Editorial Board: Supreme Court takes up Arizona’s immigration law

Many states are watching to see if the Supreme Court upholds Arizona’s tough law directed at those who cross the border illegally.

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States Await Supreme Court Hearing on Arizona Immigration Law