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.

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.

Celebrations to mark the nation's independence from Britain in 1776 take many forms but one thing is certain - the stars and stripes take centre stage.

An Ethiopian opposition leader, sentenced to death while in exile for plotting a coup, has been extradited from Yemen to Ethiopia, his group says.

Allegations that pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline systematically bribed doctors in China are credible, says an investigator hired by the firm.