US shares rise sharply as investors take comfort from the pledge by French and German leaders to protect European banks from the debt crisis.

Former Brazil football star Romario says Fifa must not be allowed to dictate changes to Brazilian law ahead of the World Cup in 2014.

Steve Jobs' immediate cause of death was respiratory arrest, as cancer spread to other organs in his body, his death certificate reveals.

Up to 10 times more oil than originally estimated is now thought to be leaking from a cargo ship stranded on a reef off the New Zealand coast, officials say.

Indigenous Mapuche activists march in Chile to demand the return of ancestral lands on a public holiday marking the start of the Spanish conquest.

Instead of having a rest after finishing the Chicago Marathon, 39-week pregnant Amber Miller went into labour and gave birth to her second child.

Slovakia will vote later on measures to bolster the powers of the eurozone bailout fund, seen as vital to combating the bloc's debt crisis.

A court in Kiev is due to give its verdict in the trial of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, charged with abuse of power.