An art installation in Pittsburgh in the US temporarily closes after three visitors report seizure-like symptoms.

President Barack Obama says a potential US government shutdown is "entirely avoidable" as only a few hours remain to avert it.

Venezuela gives three US diplomats 48 hours to leave the country, after accusing them of plotting to sabotage the country's economy.

Illegal drugs are now cheaper and purer than at any time over the last 20 years, suggesting the global "war on drugs" has failed, researchers warn.

Japanese manufacturers' sentiment has improved sharply, the Bank of Japan's closely-watched Tankan survey suggests.

Four MPs from Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party are to appear in court on Tuesday amid an unprecedented clampdown on the party.

The head of the US Marine Corps orders two generals to retire over their failure to defend Camp Bastion in Afghanistan from a Taliban attack in 2012.

The US government begins a partial shutdown after the Republican-led House of Representatives refuses to approve a budget for next year.