UK and Russia Clash at the UN

The Russian ambassador to the United Nations has used a meeting of the Security Council to accuse Britain of inventing a fake story that his country poisoned the former double agent, Sergei Skripal, and his daughter in the English city of Salisbury.

A court in Seoul is due to sentence South Korea's first woman president, for her part in a huge corruption scandal which led to her removal from office. Park Geun-hye faces 18 charges including bribery, abuse of power and coercion.

President Zuma is due to appear in court to face corruption charges in connection with a multi-billion dollar arms deal. He's appearing at the Durban High Court, in the Kwazulu Natal heartland from where he gleans most support.