profoundly
nervous.
Damian Grammaticas
World News from the BBC
Allies of the man internationally recognised as the president of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, say their homes in the city of Abidjan have been
ransack
ed by supporters of his rival, Laurent Gbagbo. Gangs of youths backed by police are reported to have loaded trucks with the belongings of senior members of Mr Ouattara’s administration.
Officials in Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan say at least 12 civilians, including five children, were killed on Sunday when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb. The provincial governor accused the Taliban of planting the device. Jill McGivering reports.
Roadside bombs are commonly used by insurgents. They are intended for members of the security forces and officials, but often kill local people instead. Earlier, in the capital Kabul, hundreds of people took to the streets, protesting about the deaths of nine boys a few days ago in Kunar province. The children were gathering firewood when they were killed in an attack by Nato-led forces. The demonstrators
called on
American troops to leave Afghanistan.
Jill McGivering reporting
With nearly all the votes counted in the Estonian general election, it appears that the centre-right coalition led by Andrus Ansip has been returned to power. The count shows the Reform Party and its allies have 82 seats in the 101-seat parliament. Previously, it had been a