The racist abuse and taunts endured by Italy's first black minister, Cecile Kyenge, further escalated on Friday

Imagine – Woody Allen: a Documentary, BBC1

Artists do not normally associate themselves with guns, but Carl McCrow has a more personal reason for enshrining the AK47 as artwork.

The Congo international joined the club in 2009

Fresh fighting has erupted in eastern Congo, following the arrival of armed men disguised in women’s clothing, say residents.

Right-wing leader Roberto Calderoli faces calls from Italian cabinet to resign

Mogul accused of selling weapons to Iran and Iraq was blacklisted over support for Mugabe

The Government is giving £30 million to HarvestPlus - an international research programme which creates nutrient-rich crops

The Lord's Resistance Army has resorted to elephant poaching in order to fund its activities, according to human rights organisations.

Brazil will cancel or restructure almost $900m (£595m) of debt owed by African countries as part of a plan to increase its future funding to the continent.

The Somme: Secret Tunnel Wars, BBC4

Sam Masters

A senior politician has hit out at racist remarks aimed at the country’s first black minister by a member of the anti-immigrant Northern League party.

The Government will spend a further £10 million on tackling war-zone sexual violence and violence against women and girls, Foreign Secretary William Hague announced today.