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.

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.

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.

The US secretary of state holds talks in Paris with Libyan opposition figure Mahmoud Jibril on ways the US can aid efforts to depose Muammar Gaddafi.

North Korea says it wants six-party disarmament talks to resume, unconditionally, and is willing to allow discussion of its nuclear enrichment plans.

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