Caroline Hawley

World News from the BBC

The President of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika, has rejected calls to

step down

despite the deaths of 18 people in two days of anti-government riots. In an address to the nation, President Mutharika said nothing would be solved by violence and that he would talk to the opposition. A BBC correspondent in the capital Lilongwe says government buildings have again been attacked.

Pakistan has accused the United States of conducting a "slander campaign" against it. It was responding in a foreign ministry statement to the recent arrest of an American of Pakistani origin, Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai. Mr Fai has been charged with illegally lobbying the US government and a failing to register with the authorities as the agent of a foreign government. He denies any wrongdoing.

The governing body of world football, Fifa, says it fears that young players from poorer nations are being trafficked by criminal gangs to fix matches. Fifa's head of security, Chris Eaton, said they were

groom

ed to help fix matches in the future. Here's our sports reporter Alex Capstick.

Chris Eaton is in charge of Fifa's attempts to control the scourge of match-fixing. He suspects young footballers from poorer nations are being targeted by criminal gangs. He describes a situation in which the players and their families are approached at international junior tournaments. They are promised deals with clubs in Europe and Latin America. In exchange, they are expected to comply when asked to alter the outcome of games. He says the betting rings are well-funded and have long-term plans.