BBC News with Michael Powles

The head of world football's governing authority Fifa says he wants to set up a body to investigate allegations of corruption at his organisation. His comments come several weeks after Fifa suspended two members of its executive committee over allegations that they'd accepted bribes. Both men denied any wrongdoing. Here's Imogen Foulkes.

Sepp Blatter says he wants to ensure there is no corruption at Fifa, but his plan for a new committee authorised by the very organisation which stands accused of corruption and proposed by Mr Blatter himself, who will stand for re-election as Fifa's president in June, is unlikely to be enough to calm the controversy. Sporting associations like Fifa are largely exempt from Swiss laws against corruption. In the wake of the bribery allegations, Switzerland's sports minister has announced his own inquiry into how these associations are run.

Pakistan's coalition government has lost its parliamentary majority, raising fears about its survival. The loss of the MQM's support for the coalition opens up the possibility of its collapse. The MQM spokesman Muhammad Anwar told the BBC they had no option but to quit the government.

"Governance was extremely bad, the corruption was rampant. There was no law and order situation. We just could not continue in the government unless they are corrected."

Coptic Christians in Egypt have attended Mass at a church in Alexandria, a day after 21 people were killed there in a bomb attack. The service was marked by grief and anger. Many accused the Egyptian government of not doing enough to prevent attacks on Christians by Muslim militants.