Parents of a terminally ill Canadian boy transfer him to a US Catholic hospital after an Ontario court rules doctors can remove a breathing tube keeping him alive.

Cuba devalues its currency by 8% in relation to the US dollar as part of efforts to revive its economy.

The Bangladeshi Supreme Court is set to hear an appeal by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus against a High Court decision to uphold his sacking.

Brazil's former central bank chief, Henrique Meirelles, is appointed to lead preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus's appeal against a court decision to uphold his sacking from the Grameen Bank he founded is adjourned.

Japanese shares plunge, leading Europe markets lower, on fears of a radiation leak at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Chinese prosecutors are reported to be ready to put 24 people on trial for a fire in a high-rise apartment block in Shanghai, which killed 58 people.

A third explosion in four days hits a nuclear plant in northern Japan that was damaged in Friday's earthquake, amid fears of a meltdown.