BBC News.
A leading Bahraini Shia politician has returned to his country from self-imposed exile in Britain. Hassan Mushaima is known for his strong opposition to the ruling Sunni dynasty and was sentenced in absentia last year on charges of trying to overthrow the government. His return comes after the authorities agreed to drop charges against him, one of several
concession
s they offered to the protesters who were still occupying the Pearl Roundabout at the capital. He was welcomed by supporters at the airport where he told the BBC that he wanted a genuine democratic reform that could turn Bahrain into a constitutional monarchy.
“Demands is up to the people on the ground who died on earth there and who would face everything just to give their demands. So that’s why I’m with the people.”
There’s been heavy gunfire in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital Abidjan, as rival groups fight over who should be president of the country. Shots rang out at an area populated by supporters of Allasane Quatara, who is internationally recognised as the winner of last year’s election.
A former commander of Bolivia’s anti-narcotics police force has been arrested in Panama on charges of drugs trafficking. The Bolivian authorities said former police general, Rene Sanabria, was detained when he arrived in Panama earlier this week and transferred to the United States to face trial. Bolivia has arrested three other police officers suspected of helping him smuggle cocaine to the US. General Sanabria was still working as an intelligence advisor to the government.