Chevron halts oil production at a Brazilian off-shore field after a second spill of crude from the sea-bed.

Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife pay their respects to the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks during a visit to Ground Zero in New York.

The United States says it remains committed to reconciliation in Afghanistan, despite the Taliban's suspension of preliminary peace talks.

A Bolivian judge resist pressure to resign despite a public outcry after he admitted "reading" coca leaf to help him make decisions.

The US agriculture department relaxes its rules on beef products for school meals, allowing schools to avoid lean mince commonly called "pink slime".

On the first anniversary of Syria's uprising against Bashar al-Assad's regime, the UN announces it will send a humanitarian mission this weekend.

Protesters clash with riot police in Chile's capital, Santiago, as students resume demonstrations to demand radical educational reform.

North Korea says it will launch a satellite mounted on a rocket in April to mark the 100th birthday of its late former President Kim Il-sung.