Vote counting is underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo after the second presidential and parliamentary elections since the civil war ended eight years ago. Both President Joseph Kabila, who's been in power for 10 years, and the veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi say they are confident of victory. This report by Will Ross in the capital Kinshasa.
Anger and allegations of
vote rigging
, representatives from several opposition parties were not allowed to witness the counting of ballot papers at this polling station in Kinshasa. In other parts of the country, the governing party accused the opposition of fraud. There is plenty of suspicion, and unless people perceive the process to be free and fair, there is a danger this election will not pass off smoothly. There were some organisational problems with the election and several incidents of violence in Kasai and Katanga provinces.
President Obama has described the deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers in a Nato air strike on Saturday as a tragedy. He also stressed that the relationship between the United States and Pakistan remained important to both countries. The Pakistani government has described the incident as a violation of its
sovereignty
and the mandate of international forces in Afghanistan.
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Stock markets in Europe have risen sharply, boosted by hopes of new measures to tackle the debt crisis in the eurozone. Shares leapt by more than 5% in Paris and 4% in Berlin. Here's Andrew Walker.