The US boycotted the G20 held in South Africa due to false allegations of genocide against white farmers.

After declaring a nationwide emergency on Wednesday, Nigeria continues to be gripped by kidnappings

Netanyahu, the country's longest-serving prime minister, has denied the bribery, fraud and breach of trust charges.

The measures, approved at a wildlife trade conference in Uzbekistan, ban the trade in oceanic whitetip sharks, manta and devil rays as well as whale sharks.

The designer instructed his heirs to sell an initial 15 per cent minority stake in his vast fashion business within 18 months after his death.