Health authorities in Puerto Rico have launched an investigation into a group of Puerto Rican doctors in Haiti who posed for pictures with guns and earthquake victims. The health secretary said ethical guidelines prohibited the photographing of patients or operations other than for medical purposes. The pictures came to light when the doctors posted them on Facebook.
Togo says it will appeal against the decision by the Confederation of African Football, CAF, to ban its national team from the next two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. The ban came after Togo withdrew from the current competition in Angola because of a gun attack by separatist rebels on its team bus earlier this month. Three people were killed. Alex Capstick reports.
The governing body of African football has said it's merely followed the rule which forbids political interference at the Cup of Nations. While renewing its condolences to the families of the victims, CAF has pointed out that Togo's players were willing to stay in Angola and complete their matches despite the gun attack on their team bus, but the Togolese government ordered them home. The regulations contain a loophole which allows the authorities to take into account exceptional circumstances. It appears CAF has so far chosen to ignore it.
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The elections authority in Sudan has named the candidates who will stand in the country's presidential poll in April, the first genuine multi-party elections in more than 20 years. The BBC correspondent in Khartoum says the incumbent President Omar al-Bashir, who is considered the favourite, but will face tough competition from the former Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi. The former rebels, the SPLM who controls southern Sudan, have nominated Yasir Arman as their candidate.