Maduro threatens to close borders

The Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, is threatening to close the border with neighbouring Colombia to prevent the opposition bringing humanitarian aid into the country.

Police in Chicago say the actor Jussie Smollett staged an apparently racist and homophobic attack to promote his career. He claimed he was assaulted by two men last month

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to go out and vote in Saturday's delayed presidential and parliamentary elections.