BBC News with Jim Lee
The governor of Afghanistan's central bank, Abdul Qadeer Fitrat, says he's resigned. Speaking from the United States, Mr Fitrat told the BBC he thinks his life is
in danger
as he tries to investigate a massive corruption scandal at the privately-owned Kabul Bank. Here's Jill McGivering.
Mr Fitrat accuses the Afghan government of interfering in his investigation into the massive corruption scandal at privately-owned Kabul Bank.
It involved the embezzlement of almost half a billion dollars and almost brought the bank's collapse. Two months ago, he publicly named in parliament high-profile figures who were allegedly involved. Since then, he's felt his life is in danger. Some of President Karzai's relatives, including a brother, are among those named in connection with the scandal.
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for the Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi. A spokesman for the Libyan rebel council welcomed the move. Peter Biles reports.
Colonel Gaddafi is now officially a wanted man, so too is his son Saif al-Islam and the Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi. The presiding judge in The Hague said she was satisfied that arrest warrants were necessary. Colonel Gaddafi and the other two men are alleged to have been responsible for crimes against humanity committed by the Libyan security forces, including murder and
persecution
. The Libyan government says the International Criminal Court has no