The US state of Nebraska has abolished the death penalty after a veto-override was passed through its legislature.

France honours four members of the French Resistance against the Nazis with a ceremony at the Pantheon mausoleum in Paris.

A Kenyan court orders a private hospital to pay $48,000 (£31,000) to a woman who became pregnant despite having a contraceptive implant.

Major sponsors express "serious concerns" after the US accuses Fifa officials of racketeering, fraud and money laundering.

Malaysia is investigating 12 policemen suspected of involvement in human-trafficking camps found in the remote north of the country.

Jawbone sues rival California fitness technology firm Fitbit, accusing it of stealing commercially sensitive data.

Yahoo will face a US class action lawsuit for allegedly accessing the content of emails sent to its mail users from non-Yahoo Mail accounts.

Colombia's largest rebel group says one of its peace negotiators, Jairo Martinez, was among 27 people killed in a bombing raid last week.