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

Isis rebels in Iraq have been methodically hunting down non-Sunnis and those opposed to the militants, refugees from rebel-held towns tell the BBC.

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.

Health ministers from 11 West African states agree a common strategy to fight an Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 400 people.

Hamas says it is ready for a ceasefire with Israel, amid tension around the planned funeral of a murdered Palestinian teenager, the BBC understands.

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.