The Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called for global action to fight terrorism. He was speaking at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland just two days after a bomb blast at Moscow's main international airport killed 35 people.
The BBC World Service has announced big cuts to its staff and services because of reduced government funding. Five language sections will close down while some others will stop broadcasting on radio and focus instead on the Internet. Six hundred and fifty jobs will be lost.
An explosion at a coal mine in northeastern Colombia has killed at least 20 people. Rescuers are trying to reach the bodies and to find other miners reported missing. Reporting from Colombia, Jeremy McDermott.
There was a shift change taking place as an explosion ripped through the coal mine in Sardinata in Norte de Santander province. A build-up of gases is being
blamed for
the explosion at the small mine which feeds domestic consumption. The facilities at the mine are
rudimentary
with only basic safety measures in place. Despite a similar accident in February 2007 which cost the lives of 31 miners, few precautions are taken.
The governing party in Haiti has confirmed that it's withdrawing its candidate Jude Celestin from the second round of the presidential election. Mr Celestin has been under international pressure to quit after monitors found that first round results were rigged in his favour.