The leader of the Islamist party that's won Tunisia's first free election, Rachid Ghannouchi, has called on all political groups to work together to write a new democratic constitution. Mr Ghannouchi, speaking in Tunis, promised that women would play a full role in the coalition government that his Ennahda party is hoping to form whether or not they wore a veil.
Ireland's former culture minister, human rights activist and poet - Michael D Higgins - is on course to win Thursday's presidential poll. The president who
serves as
a ceremonial head of state is elected for a seven-year term. From Dublin, Ruth McDonald.
The first results aren't in yet, but already tallies are showing that Mr Higgins is leading the field. His closest rival has already
conceded
victory and has called Mr Higgins to offer his congratulations. Michael D Higgins is a published poet, a former university lecturer and a long-serving member of the Irish parliament. He's set to become Ireland's ninth president, coming first out of a record number of seven candidates contesting the election.
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake has struck southern Peru. The quake was centred 50km south of the coastal city of Ica, which was devastated by another earthquake four years ago. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, but the quake could be felt some 300km away.
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A Moroccan judge has sentenced to death a man found guilty of carrying out an April bomb attack on a tourist cafe in Marrakesh. Seventeen people died in the attack, including eight French nationals. Adil al-Atmani stood accused with eight other alleged