The Colombian army kills five suspected ELN rebels as they search for a kidnapped girl whose abduction has caused a national outcry.

Poles prepare to vote in a general election, with the governing centre-right Civic Platform hopes to win after four years of economic growth.

The northern Italian city of Milan is banning all traffic from its streets for 10 hours on Sunday in an attempt to reduce smog levels.

The Colombian pop star Shakira and Ukraine's President, Viktor Yanukovych, have opened a 70,000-seat stadium in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.

The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams is making a controversial visit to Zimbabwe, where he will preach in a sports stadium later.

Sir Paul McCartney is getting married at Marylebone Register Office to American Nancy Shevell, who is set to become the ex-Beatle's third wife.

Four suspects are arrested in Ohio amid an apparent feud in the Amish community in which members have had their beards and hair cut off in attacks.

New Zealand's PM says "serious questions" must be answered as oil from a stricken cargo ship threatens one the country's most spectacular coastlines.