Governors of the European Central Bank have been meeting to see what they can do to

tackle

the debt crisis before the major financial markets open for trading on Monday. Discussion

centred on

whether to start buying Italian and Spanish debt after their borrowing costs rose last week to the level seen when Ireland and Greece had to ask for emergency bailouts.

The Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has arrived in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. He'll also travel to the newly independent South Sudan on Tuesday. Beijing has been a key supporter of Sudan. James Copnall reports from Khartoum.

Chinese companies are involved in oil

extraction

, and the country has imported a

significant

amount of Sudan's petrol. Some say this has

cement

ed China's relationship with Khartoum. In particular, in recent years, China has

staved off

criticism

for Sudan in the UN Security Council of the war in Darfur and other contentious issues. Now, however, South Sudan has become independent, and it has three quarters of the oil reserves. So the Chinese foreign minister's visit to what are now two countries will be closely followed for any possible signs of a shift in China's loyalties.

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In Britain, police in Tottenham, in north London, have appealed for calm after Saturday night's riots, which left shops looted, buildings burnt out and vehicles