There has been more violence in the West African state of Guinea after a presidential run-off vote due to be held on Sunday was postponed indefinitely. Rival supporters fought running battles on the streets of the capital Conakry. Police intervened and shots were fired. Had the run-off gone ahead, it would have completed Guinea's first free and fair election since independence from France in 1958.
In an interview with BBC Persian television, the former First Lady of the United States Laura Bush has said that women's rights in Afghanistan should not be sacrificed in any reconciliation with the Taliban. Jill McGivering reports.
Laura Bush was America's first lady in 2001 during the US-led invasion of Afghanistan and the overthrow of the Taliban. She spoke passionately at the time about the need to restore women's rights in the country. Now she's added her voice to the growing debate about talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. People in the United States and in allied countries should know, she said, that if there was some sort of reconciliation with the Taliban, women's rights could not be sacrificed.
Roman Catholic bishops from the Middle East have called on the international community to implement United Nations resolutions and end Israel's occupation of Arab lands. The bishops said this would allow the Palestinians to have an independent and sovereign homeland and give the state of Israel security within its internationally recognised borders.