Nato has admitted that its aircraft mistakenly attacked rebel forces in Libya during an air strike on Thursday. In a statement, Nato said it hit a column of military vehicles including tanks near the oil town of Brega, in eastern Libya. It said the rebel convoy was in an area where forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi had been operating. Nato said it regretted any loss of life.

A court in Somalia has jailed several foreigners for up to 15 years for carrying more than $3.5m to pay ransoms to pirates.

The six are from Britain, the United States and Kenya, and were arrested last month shortly after landing in Mogadishu. Here's Grant Ferrett.

The men were put on trial behind closed doors at the same airport at which they landed last month, carrying millions of dollars in ransom.

The cash has been

confiscate

d, as have the two aircraft on which they arrived. The Somali government officially opposes the payment of ransoms, but the practice has become

routine

. The UN estimates more than $110m were paid to Somali pirates last year. It's not clear why this group of men

fell foul of

the authorities.

The Venezuelan authorities say they are

resuming

a big operation to regain control of a prison near the capital Caracas, where more than 20 people have been killed in rioting. An extra 400 soldiers have been drafted in. More than 3,500 troops failed to take control of the prison on Friday. The interior minister has been negotiating with a group of armed prisoners in an effort to persuade them to surrender. Two members of the security forces were killed, and another 20 injured on Friday.