Argentina abortion: Senate defeats bill legalising it at up to 14 weeks

Argentina's senate has rejected a bill which would have legalised abortion in the first 14 weeks…

Laos dam collapse: Hundreds missing after flash floods hit villages

Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number dead after a dam under construction collapsed…

Syria war: 270,000 displaced by fighting in south-west

At least 270,000 people have fled their homes in south-western Syria since the military launched an…

First ladies urge child migrant action

The former US First Lady Laura Bush has condemned a controversial policy that splits up families…

US child migrants: 2,000 separated from families in six weeks

Almost 2,000 migrant children were separated from their families at the US border over six weeks,…

Guatemala volcano: Dozens die as Fuego volcano erupts

Twenty-five people have been killed and hundreds injured in the most violent eruption in decades in…