patrol

ling the long stretch of desert south of the Libyan border on Sunday spotted the convoy on its way to the northern town of Agadez. Mr Amadou said it was possible that al-Saadi Gaddafi would arrive in the capital Niamey on Monday. He said it would be hosting on humanitarian grounds like the other Colonel Gaddafi's loyalists who have fled Libya over the past week.

Earlier this month, Saadi Gaddafi, who used to run the Libyan Football Federation, had offered to negotiate with anti-Gaddafi forces just as his brother Saif said Gaddafi loyalists would fight to the end. Meanwhile, the head of the Libyan National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, has said he plans to form a new

inclusive

interim government within 10 days. Speaking in Tripoli, he also said that Libya had started to produce oil again.

A group of

prominent

Burmese comedians has returned to Burma from self-imposed exile in Thailand weeks after the new civilian president urged citizens overseas to come home.

The manager of the group, known for its political satire, told the BBC there were signs that Burma's military-backed government was taking steps towards democracy.

Police in southeast England have rescued 24 men believed to be victims of slavery from a gypsy caravan site. The men were living in

cramped

conditions. Some were covered in excrement, and many were suffering from malnutrition. It's understood that some have been held against their will for up to 15 years. Several arrests have been made.