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.

Israel says a vote upgrading the Palestinian status at the UN is "negative political theatre" that will "hurt peace".

A contingent of Congolese police arrives by boat in Goma, which rebels say they will now leave by Sunday, as looting is reported in the city.

The justices of the US Supreme Court meet in private to decide whether to consider any of 10 petitions before them on the constitutionality of gay marriage.

A 52-year-old mechanic from Missouri and his wife claim their share of a $587.5m Powerball lottery jackpot.

A cargo plane has crashed in Congo-Brazzaville, killing at least one person, believed to be a crew member, officials say.

Part of a law intended to share royalties from Brazil's oil fields across the country's 26 states is vetoed by President Dilma Rousseff.