Fifa chief Blatter faces criminal probe

Fifa president Sepp Blatter faces a 90-day provisional suspension after an investigation by the governing body's ethics committee.

The UN's Human Rights Council sets up a commission of inquiry into Eritrea, seen as one of the world's most repressive states.

The son of Equatorial Guinea's leader is put under formal investigation in France over money-laundering allegations, his lawyer says.

A British oil company paid hundreds of thousands of dollars which went to senior Somali civil servants, according to a UN report seen by the BBC.

South African President Jacob Zuma suspends police chief Riah Phiyega as allegations of misconduct over the Marikana mine massacre are examined.

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Lamine Diack, president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), tells BBC sports editor Dan Roan that athletics faces a "crisis" in the wake of recent doping allegations.

Rais wa Shirikisho la Soka la Kimataifa (Fifa), Sepp Blatter. Zurich, Uswis
RAIS wa Shirikisho la Soka la Kimataifa (Fifa), Sepp Blatter, jana alijiuzulu cheo chake kutokana na kashfa ya rushwa iliyolikumba shirikisho hilo.Blatter alitangaza kujiuzulu jana jioni zikiwa ni siku nne tangu alipochaguliwa kwa mara ya tano kuiongoza Fifa. Alitangaza uamuzi huo kwenye makao makuu wa Fifa mjini Zurich akiwa ametumikia cheo cha urais...

Zurich, Uswisi. Rais wa Shirikisho la Soka Duniani (Fifa), Sepp Blatter ametangaza kuwa atajiuzulu nafasi yake hiyo kutokana na kashfa ya rushwa iliyolikumba shirikisho hilo.