It's a city plagued by drugs and violence but now officials in Ciudad Juarez are trying to clean up its image.

Russia's boxing great Nikolai Valuyev, who is fighting the state Duma elections on Putin's United Russia party, compares himself to legendary Yeti, but opposition calls it a publicity stunt.

Bhutan is in the middle of a royal wedding frenzy and people in the capital, Thimphu, are preparing for it in many ways .

The former Massachusetts governor sees Venezuela and Cuba as threats to the region, but will hope to strengthen relations with Mexico but not before completing the border fence.

The line-up for the Rugby World Cup final could bode well for New Zealand after this weekend's semi-finals but the reality is that now is all that matters.