Security Tight as Kenya Goes to the Polls

President Uhuru Kenyatta urges people to vote, but his opponent Raila Odinga wants a boycott.

A vast funeral procession is making its way through the Thai capital, Bangkok, as part of a hugely elaborate ceremony for the late king, Bhumibol Adulyadej.

The US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, is in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the last leg of her African tour. She is expected to press President Joseph Kabila to agree a timetable for elections due to be held under a transitional deal with the opposition.