Nikki Haley concedes Civil War was about slavery

Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, a contender for the Republican presidential nomination, has sought to downplay comments in which she seemed to reject slavery as the cause of the American Civil War. She had told a meeting the conflict had been about how the government was run. Our correspondent explains why Haley's comments have caused so much controversy.

Fighting is continuing across Gaza, with the Israeli military saying its troops are in the Daraj and Tuffah neighbourhoods of Gaza City. We'll hear from people displaced in Gaza about daily life among the violence.

Singer Cher has reportedly filed for a conservatorship of her son Elijah Blue Allman due to his alleged substance abuse and mental health issues.

Mexican villagers who killed 10 members of the notorious Familia Michoacana criminal gang will not be facing any charges after prosecutors ruled they had acted in self-defence. The BBC's Latin America Editor explains just how bad things are for ordinary people in gang territory.

(Picture: Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign town hall on December 14. Credit: REUTERS/Brian Snyder)