Leaders from 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean approve the creation of a new regional bloc that excludes the United States and Canada.

The self-styled heir to the throne of Albania, Leka Zogu, has been buried in an official ceremony in the capital, Tirana, after his death, aged 72.

Thousands of demonstrators march in Durban demanding faster action on climate change, as the annual UN summit on the issue reaches its half-way point.

Croatia's centre-left opposition is favoured to unseat the conservative government as the country prepares to vote in parliamentary elections.

Voters in Slovenia are due to cast their ballots in parliamentary elections that are expected to put the centre-right opposition into government.

Bollywood screen legend Dev Anand dies in London of a heart attack at the age of 88, his relatives say.

Last-minute preparations are being made for the arrival of two giant pandas, which are en route from China to Edinburgh Zoo.

Australia's governing Labor party overturns its long-standing ban on exporting uranium to India, despite Delhi's refusal to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.