India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh formally splits in two, with the northern area carved out to create a new state called Telangana.

Ann B Davis, the American actress best known for her role as Alice Nelson, the housekeeper in The Brady Bunch, dies at the age of 88.

Conservationists challenge football's governing body Fifa to do more to protect the armadillo that inspired this summer's World Cup mascot.

US parties clash over the deal to swap Guantanamo Bay detainees for a Taliban-held soldier, with Republicans warning it could put Americans at risk.

A solar-powered plane that will be taken on a round-the-world journey in 2015 is set to make its inaugural flight on Monday.

Jacques Cousteau's grandson is attempting to break the oceanographer's record for living underwater

Officials in Sao Paulo have held a second "test" game at the city's World Cup stadium with less than two weeks until it is due to host the opening game.

US President Obama is to unveil new rules for coal-burning power plants aimed at dramatically cutting emissions that contribute to global warming.