BBC News with Sue Montgomery

Official figures released in the United States, the world's largest economy, show that the income of the average household fell last year and that more Americans than ever are living in poverty. Paul Adams reports from Washington.

Yet again, figures which show that the economic recovery is not being felt by America's less advantaged citizens. African Americans and Hispanic communities are disproportionately affected, as are the less well-educated, the young and people living in the south. It's probably the decline in median income, down 2.3%, that'll worry politicians most since the battle for middle-class votes will be vital in next year's presidential election. The figures come just as President Obama hits the road trying to sell a $450bn jobs package. He faces an uphill struggle.

Taliban fighters have carried out a series of attacks in the Afghan capital Kabul, including the district where foreign embassies are located. Quentin Sommerville reports from Kabul.

In the heart of Kabul's embassy district, a Taliban rocket lands in one of the city's busiest streets. The target was the US embassy. There staff were told to take cover. On the streets, Afghan police fired at the attackers who'd taken refuge in a high-rise building. In the west of the city, another two suicide attackers detonated explosives outside a police station. A third was killed as he tried to make it into the airport. A jail run by the intelligence service was also a target. The Nato-led mission's headquarters came under attack too. Yet again, the insurgents are demonstrating that they can hit the Afghan government and its allies even in one of the most heavily fortified parts of the city.