Uruguayan President Jose Mujica says legal cannabis sales will be delayed until next year due to "practical difficulties".

The director of a Fifa partner firm held in Brazil over an inquiry into the illegal sale of World Cup tickets gives up his tournament credentials.

Measures aimed at reviving India's slowing economy are set to be announced by the country's new government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in its budget on Thursday.

President Barack Obama sides with Republican Texas Governor Rick Perry on ideas to shore up security on the US-Mexico border.

Piracy off Somalia's coast would fall sharply if the country's economy became more developed, a study says.

A San Francisco Giants fan left brain-damaged after a beating by two LA Dodgers fans wins a lawsuit against the US baseball club.

Six people, including four children, are shot dead at a house near the US city of Houston, with a suspect surrendering to police.

The situation in Gaza "is on a knife-edge", UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warns, urging Israel and Palestinian militants to end hostilities.