"I do not want the international community, especially Central Asian countries, to point the finger towards Afghanistan or blame Afghanistan at international conferences. We accept our faults and shortcomings, but the situation today in Afghanistan has been imposed on us by outsiders. Outsiders and an international mafia are encouraging poppy cultivation in Afghanistan."

Britain is to impose a cap on immigration from outside the European Union from next month. It was a promise made by the Prime Minister David Cameron during the recent general election campaign. Some business leaders have warned that a rigid cap on migrants could lead to a shortage of skilled workers and damage the economy. Andy Tighe has this report.

During the election campaign, David Cameron said he wanted to reduce net annual migration from hundreds of thousands to tens of thousands. But there have been reports that a number of his Conservative colleagues in the cabinet have taken up the concerns of some business leaders that too rigid a cap would exclude some of the most talented foreigners who want to work here. Now the Home Secretary is to announce a temporary limit of 24,100 non-EU workers, a reduction of around 5% to stop a rush of applications before a permanent cap next April.

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The Romanian tennis player Victor Hanescu has been fined 15,000 dollars for spitting at spectators at this year's Wimbledon tournament. Match officials said he had displayed unsportsmanlike behaviour. Hanescu appeared to lose his temper after a member of the crowd heckled him. Mike Lanchin has more.