Thousands of demonstrators in the western Mexican city of Guadalajara demand an end to the drug-related violence which has been on the rise in the city.

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Mexicans march for more security

An annular eclipse, in which the Moon does not fully block out the light from the Sun, begins across east Asia, and is due to reach the western US later.

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Sun starts ‘ring of fire’ eclipse

The BBC learns that the Western Health trust is to carry out a formal review of the treatment and care of a baby who died from pseudomonas.

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Inquiry into care of tragic baby

The family of a man who died after a late cancer diagnosis has called on the chief executive of the Western Health Trust to resign.

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Family call for trust chief to go

In the year since Osama bin Laden’s death , it has been a comforting thought for Westerners to say that he failed. And that’s certainly true in terms of al-Qaeda, whose scorched-earth jihad tactics alienated Muslims along with everyone else. But in terms of bin Laden’s broader goal of moving the Islamic world away from Western influence, he has done better than we might like to think. Read full article > >

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How Osama bin Laden is winning, even in death

Heads of state from the Western Hemisphere are meeting in the Colombian city of Cartagena for the sixth Summit of the Americas, with discussions on the war on drugs high on the agenda.

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Leaders meet for Americas Summit

UK Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to become the first Western leader to visit Burma since landmark by-elections on 1 April.

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Cameron expected to visit Burma

Director James Cameron made it to the London premier of the new, 3D version of Titanic, after returning from his deep ocean dive in the western Pacific.

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VIDEO: Cameron at Titanic 3D premiere

The Department of Defense’s recent decision to change the longtime contractor responsible for providing health care to 2.9 million Tricare military beneficiaries in the western United States poses a risk to military health care, the losing bidder charged Monday. Read full article > >

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Tricare decision protested

The director of “ The Abyss ” has reached the abyss. Filmmaker and ocean enthusiast James Cameron became the first solo explorer to reach the deepest point of the ocean — almost seven miles down — when his custom-built one-man submarine touched down in the western Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench at 7:52 a.m. local time (5:52 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time), according to a statement from the National Geographic Society, which is sponsoring the filmmaking and scientific expedition. Read full article > >

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James Cameron becomes first solo explorer to reach the deepest point on Earth

Can the Western ever really be revived, even with Johnny Depp?

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A Point of View: Hi-yo, silver screen

Two Western journalists – Marie Colvin of the Sunday Times and French photographer Remi Ochlik – are killed in the Syrian city of Homs.

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Western journalists ‘die in Homs’

KABUL — A second day of violent protests spread across Afghanistan’s capital Tuesday, as demonstrators directed their anger at Western embassies and military installations, railing against the incineration of a pile of Korans at a NATO base on Monday night. Read full article > >

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Afghan protests over Koran burning spread on second day

A 12.76-carat pink diamond, reportedly Australia’s largest, is being cut and polished after it was unearthed in Western Australia.

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Pink diamond found in Australia

Turkey’s top diplomat said Friday that Iran is ready to negotiate an end to the standoff with Western powers over its nuclear program, suggesting that the controversy could be resolved quickly if the deep distrust between the two sides could be overcome. Read full article > >

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Turkish diplomat: Iran is ready to cut a deal