Prosecutors in Bolivia have charged 39 people over an alleged plot to assassinate President Evo Morales and lead an armed rebellion last year. The accused include prominent opposition politicians from the eastern city of Santa Cruz. Here's James Read.

The alleged plot to kill Evo Morales came to light in April last year when police shot dead three Europeans in a hotel in Santa Cruz, and seized weapons and ammunition. Police said the men were mercenaries, who had been brought to Bolivia to assassinate the president and fight for the independence of Santa Cruz. Investigators went on to accuse local opposition leaders of being behind the conspiracy, and these men have now been formally charged. Some are already under arrest, but the most prominent figures are outside Bolivia, from where they dismissed the charges as political persecution.

One of the United States leading banks, the Bank of America, has become the latest financial institution to say it will no longer process payments for the whistle-blowing website, Wikileaks. The bank said the decision was based on a reasonable belief that Wikileaks could be engaged in activities inconsistent with its internal policies. MasterCard, Visa and PayPal have already taken similar action. Wikileaks has condemned the decision and urged supporters to close their accounts at the bank.

The African football champions TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo have failed in their attempt to win this year's Club World Cup tournament in Abu Dhabi. The team, the first African side to play in the final, were beaten 3-0 by the Italian giants Inter Milan.