World News from the BBC

European Union leaders meeting in Brussels have conceded there's still much work to be done before a comprehensive deal can be reached on tackling the eurozone debt crisis. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany insisted they would do everything possible to protect the euro. The French President Nicolas Sarkozy spoke of

mind-boggling

detail to be

sorted out

.

The Kenyan army has confirmed there's been an aerial

bombardment

of a military base belonging to the Islamist group al-Shabab. A week ago, Kenyan forces moved across the border, saying they would pursue militants accused of several recent kidnappings. Richard Hamilton reports.

A Kenyan military spokesman, Major Emmanuel Chirchir, told the BBC that the target had been hit but would not confirm whether Kenyan planes or those of other allied forces had carried out the raid. He said the base was in an area called Congo, on the outskirts of the port of Kismayo. When the Kenyan army began its

incursion

into Somalia a week ago, it highlighted Kismayo as a key target. Al-Shabab fighters have withdrawn from their bases in the capital Mogadishu but resorted to guerrilla warfare as evidenced by an attack on a convoy of African Union troops in the city earlier on Sunday.

First results from Switzerland's general election suggest reduced support for a party which campaigns against immigration. Projections give the Swiss People's Party 2% less than the previous election four years ago with the loss of several seats. The party remains the largest in parliament, but a BBC correspondent in Bern says its demands for strict immigration limits look likely to be shelved fornow. The party appears to have lost out to a breakaway centre-right grouping and a new Green party.