Protesters in Ukraine are blockading the studios of Inter TV, a news channel already attacked by arsonists for being allegedly pro-Russian.

Somalia's ban on Kenyan flights carrying the herbal stimulant khat comes into force, with no explanation as to why or how long it will be in place.

The French Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, rejects as "unacceptable" a New York Times article in which French Muslim women complain of discrimination.

Two judges are asked to leave a Swedish panel that picks the Nobel prize for medicine in a scandal over a disgraced Italian transplant surgeon.

Gabonese Justice Minister Seraphim Moundounga becomes the first senior minister to resign in protest over the disputed presidential election.

US President Barack Obama calls off a meeting in Laos with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who earlier called him a "son of a whore".

A huge storm bearing down on Mexico's Pacific coast strengthens to a hurricane just hours before it is due to make landfall.

The UN's human rights chief launches a scathing attack on Western populist politicians including Geert Wilders and Donald Trump, branding them "fantasists".