The authorities in the Somali capital Mogadishu say that a powerful explosion, which was heard across the city earlier on Saturday, killed at least ten people, most of them Islamist fighters attempting to overthrow the government. They say the blast may have been caused when preparations for a car bomb went wrong and the bomb went off prematurely. The authorities say that three Pakistanis, two Indians, two Somalis and an Afghan and an Algerian were among the dead.
Police in Sweden have withdrawn an arrest warrant for the founder of the Wikileaks whistleblowing website, Julian Assange. Mr Assange had been briefly wanted for questioning by Swedish police over allegations of rape and molestation. Stuart Hughes reports.
Swedish prosecutors confirmed on Saturday that they charged Julian Assange in his absence over allegations of rape and molestation. But just hours later, Sweden’s chief prosecutor issued a brief statement, saying that Mr Assange was not suspected of rape and was no longer wanted by police. Last month, Wikileaks was responsible for one of the biggest security breaches in US military history, when it published tens of thousands of documents about American operations in Afghanistan. Mr Assange’s supporters claim the allegations are proof of a smear campaign to try to undermine his credibility.
The Colombian intelligence service says it has captured five people it believes are part of the inner circle of a top Marxist rebel. The five are accused of providing security, logistics and medical care to the top military commander of the FARC guerrilla group.