A Mexican governor facing US drug-related charges has stepped down from office temporarily while investigations proceed.

Sinaloa Governor takes temporary leave after US Department of Justice accuses him and nine other officials of conspiring with the Sinaloa cartel to distribute drugs in the United States.

The governor of Sinaloa, Mexico, has taken a temporary leave of absence following US Department of Justice allegations that he and nine other officials collaborated with the Sinaloa cartel to distribute drugs in the United States.

Iran executes two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad intelligence service in the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan.

Two men convicted of spying for the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad have been executed in the West Azarbaijan province of Iran.

Peru launches investigation into the trafficking of its citizens recruited to fight for Russia in the Ukraine conflict. Authorities are probing reports of individuals being coerced or misled into joining foreign military operations.

Peruvian authorities have launched an investigation into the alleged trafficking of citizens recruited to fight for Russia in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

At least 11 people are dead and 31 injured following a tourist bus crash in the western Mexican state of Nayarit.

A tourist bus crash in the Mexican state of Nayarit has resulted in at least 11 deaths and 31 injuries.