Syria: Ground Battles Intensify In Rebel-held Ghouta

Syrian government forces have continued their assault on the rebel-held region of Eastern Ghouta in defiance of the UN's ceasefire resolution.

A high ranking Kurdish politician has been arrested in the Czech capital, Prague, reportedly on the request of Ankara.

We hear from Senegalese singer Baaba Maal who's given up his role as a global ambassador to the UK charity Oxfam.