Hackers appear to have targeted comedian and Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones after it was reported that explicit photos of the actress were posted online.

A prosecutor has said he is not seeking charges against the mother of a 3-year-old boy who got into the Cincinnati Zoo’s gorilla exhibit, resulting in the shooting of an endangered gorilla to protect the child.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a four-year-old boy entering a gorilla's exhibit at Cincinnati Zoo and the animal being shot dead to protect the child.

In the US, the killing of a gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo after a four-year-old boy tumbled into the ape's enclosure, has triggered outrage.