President Raul Castro fired Cuba's transportation minister for professional mistakes and replaced the head of the Sugar Ministry after he admitted incompetence, the latest in a growing series of leadership shake-ups.

Puerto Rico governor Anibal Acevedo Vila indignantly denied allegations of wrongdoing and gave no sign he would abandon his re-election effort, despite being charged in a campaign finance investigation that could send him to prison for 20 years.

Rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs is keen to settle what he's calling "a disagreement among acquaintances" before his alleged Saturday night punch-up lands him in court.

Hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been accused of punching a club-goer in New York.