Gbagbo Trial Set to Commence

The former President of Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, is due to appear before the International Criminal Court at the Hague later today. He is charged with crimes against humanity.

The Brazilian president, Dilma Roussef, has urged Latin America to unite in combating the Zika virus. A meeting of regional health ministers has been called for next week.

Astronomers have discovered the widest solar system ever seen, where the planet takes more than a million years to orbit it's sun.