The US birth rate fell to a record low last year, led by the plummeting in child-bearing among foreign-born women, a study says.

World Cup-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is appointed as Brazil manager and will lead his team at the 2014 World Cup.

The new coach of Brazil's national football team, Luiz Felipe Scolari, says staff at the country's largest public bank have an easy life, sparking a row.

Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn has settled a lawsuit with a hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault, US media report.

A Canadian woman accused of involvement in the "largest eco-terrorism case" in the US history surrenders after a decade on the run.

Egypt's Islamist-run constitutional assembly approves a draft constitution as judges threaten to dissolve the body amid a power struggle with President Morsi.

A patient's own blood has been used to make personalised stem cells, which doctors hope can be used to treat a range of diseases.

India's growth rate slowed in the July to September quarter, putting further pressure on the government to implement reforms and ease monetary policy.