A gas explosion in a prison in the US town of
Pensacola, Florida reportedly kills at least two people, injures 100 and forces an evacuation.
(BBC News)
The
Sultan of Brunei has announced a controversial new penal code that will eventually include stoning, amputation and flogging as punishments, as 'Phase one' of
Islamic law.
(Al Jazeera)
Protesters in the
Nigerian capital
Abuja hold a "million woman" march over the mass kidnapping of schoolgirls by the
Boko Haram terrorist group two weeks ago.
(The Guardian)