Argentina, which is locked in a court battle in New York over its debt, receives more time to argue against paying investors over its defaulted debt.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie requests $37bn (£23bn) in aid from the US federal government to help the US state recover from "Superstorm" Sandy.

Dutch authorities approve a motion to get rid of a law making it a crime to insult God, saying that the legislation is no longer relevant.

For the first time in living memory, New York City - whose murder rate has hit a 50-year-low - experiences a day entirely free from violent crime.

The destruction of Amazon rainforest reaches its lowest level since monitoring began 24 years ago, the Brazilian government says.

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez arrives in Cuba, where he had cancer therapy, for further treatment to recover from the recent election campaign.

Egypt's constituent assembly says it hopes to vote on a draft constitution, as protesters and judges continue to fight new presidential powers.

A UN war crimes tribunal is to deliver a verdict in the retrial of former Kosovan Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj and two other defendants.