The family of the Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda agrees to send his remains to a laboratory in the US for toxicology tests.

US Secretary of State John Kerry is due in China, where he is expected to urge Beijing to use its influence over North Korea to rein in its belligerence.

The International Monetary Fund recognises the government of Somalia, restoring relations after 22 years and paving the way for advice and support.

China's Guan Tianlang at 14 becomes the youngest player to make the cut at a major golf tournament at the US Masters in Augusta.

Colombia's attorney-general, Eduardo Montealegre, says Farc members could escape jail terms should a peace deal be struck.

An energy billionaire is awarded $12m in damages by a New York jury, in a dispute over fake vintage wines, as he vows to expose more wine fraud.

Poland will unveil a giant statue of Pope John Paul II overlooking the city of Czestochowa, reputed to be the tallest of the former pontiff anywhere.

A court in Burma sentences three Muslims to 14 years in jail for their role in communal violence that has left more than 40 dead.