Partial results in Greece's local elections, widely seen as a test of the Prime Minister George Papandreou's controversial austerity programme, indicate that his Socialist party has an early lead. With more than 10% of votes counted, interior ministry officials said their projections showed the Socialists winning 8 of the 13 regional races. This includes the key seat of Attica, the wide Athens region where Pasok said their candidate was in the lead. Mr Papandreou had threatened to call a snap general election if Pasok party fared badly.
Police in Sweden have detained a 38-year-old man in connection with a series of shootings targeting immigrants in the southern city of Malmo. One person was killed, and at least seven others targeted in the attacks. Ristow Pirker has the details.
Parts of Malmo have been on high alert since the shootings began in October last year, and police are still urging people to stay vigilant. But they are describing the arrest, which took place after a tip-off from a member of the public, as "significant". Two fire arms were found during a house search that was carried out when the man was arrested. Despite this, the police stress the investigation is still ongoing, but many immigrants in Malmo will be breathing a sigh of relief. The suspect is said to be of Swedish origin. He has denied any wrongdoing.
Opposition activists in Cuba have urged the government to honour its promise to release 13 jailed dissidents by the end of the day. President Raul Castro agreed in July to free 52 political prisoners within four months. Most have been released into exile in Spain, but 13 are still in prison because they refuse to leave Cuba.