US Stocks Suffer Their Worst Fall In A Decade

Stocks in the United States have fallen sharply after inflation fears and worries that interest rates could rise faster than expected in the US. The malaise has spread to Asian stock markets.

The United States has expressed concern after the president of the Maldives, Abdulla Yameen, declared a state of emergency giving sweeping powers to the security forces.

And we hear from American widow Rachel who has lost her husband to a hidden drug addiction.