Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted into the National Football League, fails to make the final roster for the St Louis Rams.

The Iraqi army, Shia militias and Kurdish fighters are reported to be making slow progress in breaking the siege of the Amerli town in the north.

The EU gives Russia one week to reverse course in Ukraine or face new sanctions, as Ukraine's leader talks of the "point of no return".

Thirty-two Philippine peacekeepers trapped by rebels in the Syrian Golan Heights are rescued, and another 40 escape, but 44 Fijians are held hostage.

A five-year-old boy with a brain tumour whose parents removed him from hospital against medical advice has been found, police confirm.

Leaders of five of El Salvador's powerful gangs say they will stop attacking police and military in a bid to re-launch a gang truce agreed two years ago.

Clashes are continuing in Pakistan between police and protesters demanding the resignation of PM Nawaz Sharif, with 300 reported injured.

China rules out open nominations for the next Hong Kong leadership election, in a move that has dismayed pro-democracy activists.