Hollywood A-listers Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are engaged to be married after eight years together, Pitt's representative confirms.

Colombia's Jose Antonio Ocampo pulls out of the race to be the next World Bank president, calling the selection process a "political exercise".

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he is going to Cuba on Saturday for more cancer treatment, casting doubt on a trip to the Americas summit.

A row breaks out between Slovenia and Austria over the name of a sausage - and it is a matter for the EU.

Police in northeastern Brazil say three murder suspects in their custody have confessed to eating parts of the bodies of their victims.

Members of the UN Security Council are set to vote on a resolution outlining the deployment of monitors to Syria to oversee a ceasefire.

The American Nazi Party registers its first lobbyist in Washington DC, according to registration documents filed at the US Capitol.

Several US Secret Service agents in Colombia to provide security for President Barack Obama are recalled amid allegations of misconduct.