A man accused of killing his son by leaving him inside a hot car will stand trial, a judge rules, as police say evidence suggests intent.

Honduras says 11 men remain trapped in a small gold mine, as officials apologise for false reports that most of them had been rescued.

Researchers say they have worked out the meaning of the gestures that wild chimpanzees use to communicate.

France has become the latest country to increase airport security in line with a US request to enhance screening for flights to America.

Five people are admitted to a Hungarian hospital after the discovery of the deadly anthrax disease in beef, reports say.

Police in Brazil say they have identified a Fifa official alleged to have been involved in the illegal sale of World Cup tickets.

A French teacher has been stabbed to death in front of school pupils by the mother of a student, police in southern France say.

A Nigerian man detained in a psychiatric ward because he did not believe in God has been freed because of a doctors' strike, a charity says.