Police in Britain say that more than 1,600 people have been arrested

in connection with

the riots and looting in England over the past week. They say about 800 suspects have already appeared before court and that almost a fifth of those charged have been under the age of 18. Earlier, the British Home Secretary Theresa May toured a warehouse in north London destroyed by rioting, where she announced there will be more police officers on the streets for some time to come in affected areas.

"We will be sustaining the numbers for a period of time. We've had some quieter nights. We are not

complacent

about that. We will sustain the numbers. The police will maintain their tough arrest policy, their presence on the streets."

Theresa May

A court in Pakistan has sentenced a paramilitary soldier to death for fatally shooting an unarmed man in the southern city of Karachi two months ago. Five other paramilitaries were sentenced to life

imprisonment

. The incident

spark

ed a public outcry when video footage surfaced showing the paramilitaries shooting the young man at point-blank range in a public park. Shoaib Hasan reports from Karachi.

The special terrorism court judge

read out

his verdict to a packed audience. He said that evidence conclusively proved the case against the accused. All of them had denied the charges. Their lawyers had argued the men were just carrying out their duties. Salik Shah, brother of the victim Sarfaraz Shah, was present at the time of the verdict. Expressing his satisfaction with it, he said he and his family now felt relieved. He also said he hoped the higher courts would