DALAI LAMA BIRTHDAY

IRVINE, California — It won't be a small, private affair when the Dalai Lama celebrates his 80th birthday this weekend in southern California. Hundreds of well-wishers are expected at a three-day Global Compassion Summit to mark the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's big day.

SOLAR PLANE

KAPOLEI, Hawaii — A plane powered by the sun's rays lands in Hawaii after a record-breaking five-day journey across the Pacific Ocean from Japan. 

COLOMBIA-EUTHANASIA

BOGOTA, Colombia — A 79-year old man suffering from incurable throat cancer has become the first Colombian to die by euthanasia with the full backing of the government.

BARBADOS-CARICOM SUMMIT

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon offers assistance to resolve an escalating border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela. 

POPE-ENVIRONMENT

YACUIBA, Bolivia —Pope Francis has called for protections for the environment, a key issue in South America, where indigenous groups and activists fear mining and other projects are damaging water and wilderness areas. By Frank Bajak.

BUSINESS & FINANCE:

AETNA-HUMANA

UNDATED — Aetna aims to spend about $35 billion to buy rival Humana and become the latest health insurer bulking up on government business as the industry adjusts to the federal health care overhaul.