Bolivian President Evo Morales takes legal action to see the son he thought had died in 2007, but says he now believes the child is dead.

Spain's parliament is due to begin debating whether to allow the Socialist party to form a new government and end weeks of political deadlock.

Oil giant Shell is being sued in London for the second time in five years over spills in the Niger Delta but Shell says it is reviewing the claims and the case should be heard in Nigeria.

North Korea says it will no longer take part in UN Human Rights Council session examining its rights record, accusing it of "double standards".

The US Supreme Court starts hearing arguments in an abortion case that may have implications for millions of women across the country.

The owners of a Brazilian mine that breached a dam, setting off a deadly mudslide, has agreed to pay 4.4bn reais (£804m) in damages.

Victims of child sex abuse by priests in Australia say they will not meet privately with Australian Cardinal George Pell, but want to see the Pope instead.

A Moscow nanny accused of murdering and then decapitating a little girl in her care says "Allah ordered" her to carry out the act.