A Texas mother has been arrested after taking her son to hospital 323 times in what the child’s father says is a case of Munchausen by proxy.

The British government has been narrowly defeated in a key vote on its Brexit bill after a rebellion by 11 Tory MPs.

A big blast has rocked a major natural gas hub in Austria, killing one person and injuring at least 18, police say.

A judge in Argentina says he is seeking the arrest of former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner over accusations she took part in a political cover-up.

A leading contender to replace President Jacob Zuma as head of South Africa’s governing ANC has said he believes the woman who accused Mr Zuma of rape over a decade ago was telling the truth.

Some 27,000 residents were forced to flee their homes in the middle of the night as a fast-moving wildfire ripped through southern California.

North Korea has said the missile it tested overnight held a warhead capable of re-entering the earth’s atmosphere.

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologised for historical injustices against the LGBT community.