Thousands of artefacts recovered from the Titanic will be sold at auction in April 2012, one of several events marking a century since the sinking of the ocean liner.

The US rejects as "horrific" Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's musings about whether the US might be giving Latin American leaders cancer.

US reality TV show All-American Muslim says one episode will focus on emotional reactions to marking 10 years since the 9/11 attacks.

Chilean Education Minister Felipe Bulnes resigns for "personal reasons" after less than six months, during which he faced mass student protests.

A petrol tanker crashes in the Venezuelan capital Caracas, engulfing other vehicles in flames and killing at least 13 people.

North Korea tells the international community not to "expect any change" in the wake of Kim Jong-il's death, as the US sends a top diplomat to the region.

Syrian activists call for mass demonstrations on Friday against President Bashar al-Assad, as Arab League monitors continue their work.

India's opposition parties bitterly criticise the government for its failure to put a controversial anti-corruption bill to a vote in the upper house of parliament.