World News from the BBC

State media in Egypt says the military government has amended an election law, which reserved a third of the seats in parliament for independent candidates. It's an apparent

concession to

political parties, which have threatened to boycott forthcoming elections over the issue. They'll now be able to contest those seats. The three-round elections for parliament begin next month.

Two men suspected of involvement in a series of bomb attacks at stores belonging to the Swedish furniture group Ikea have been arrested in Poland. Adam Easton has more from Warsaw.

Police arrested the two 39-year-old suspects who are both from the Polish coastal city of Gdynia, in northern Poland. They are believed to be behind a spate of bombings between May and September at Ikea stores in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and the Czech Republic. The homemade bombs caused stores to be

evacuated

, and witnesses likened the explosions to the sound of firecrackers. Following the latest attack in Prague, police say the men contacted Ikea and threatened further bombings unless they were paid $8m.

The United States military is reported to be investigating a computer virus that has infected the systems that control its fleet of unmanned

drone

aircraft. The technology magazine Wired said the virus had not stopped drone flights over Afghanistan and other conflict zones, and no classified information was thought to have been lost, but it said the virus had resisted repeated efforts to wipe it out. Armed drones have become America's weapon of choice in its fight against militants.