Rio de Janeiro's zoo brings a friar to hold mass and bless animals and pets

Students in England face a cost-of living-crisis as loans and grants fail to keep pace with rents and bills, suggest figures from the National Union of Students.

Unions criticise government plans to restrict the pay of NHS staff as health trusts come under pressure to make further savings.

Prosecutors in Brazil charge ten police officers with the murder of Amarildo de Souza, who disappeared from the Rocinha favela in Rio in July.

Police in Mexico arrest one of Guatemala's most wanted men - a drug lord suspected of masterminding the killing of eight policemen in June.

Unidentified foreign forces have launched a night-time raid on a militant base in southern Somalia from the sea, reports say.

Spain's Rafael Nadal will return to number one in the world rankings on Monday after reaching the China Open final.

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel beats Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton to pole position at the Korean Grand Prix.