Trump Calls for Speedy Approval of Supreme Court Nomination

President Donald Trump has nominated Colorado federal appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch for the US Supreme Court. If confirmed by the Senate, the 49-year-old would replace the vacancy left on the court by the late Justice Antonin Scalia. The upper chamber's Democratic leader has already said he has "very serious doubts" about the nominee.

The African Union has backed a plan to push for a collective withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. The decision, taken at an AU summit, is not legally binding.

The Danakil Depression near the border in Ethiopia and Eritrea is one of the world's lowest, and hottest places. Now scientists are studying it's biology to see if it can give clues to life on other planets with extreme environments like Mars.