Mexican prosecutors drop terrorism charges against two people accused of using Twitter and Facebook to spread false rumours about gang violence.

A commercial telecommunications satellite hosts a US Air Force experimental missile-detection sensor in what is set to become a major trend this decade.

A rare giant armadillo is caught on a camera trap by researchers in the wetlands of central Brazil.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff demands a greater role for emerging nations in international institutions, in a landmark address at the UN.

Google's executive chairman denies that the company fixes its search results to promote its own websites and services.

Two women who continue to wear the full-face veil in defiance of a law banning it in France are appearing in court for sentencing.

The powerful typhoon that hit Japan on Wednesday moves its way across the country, bringing floods, damage and deaths.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange criticises a UK publisher for releasing drafts of his autobiography without his approval.