When he arrived in the US after two years of fighting extradition from Britain, Christopher Tappin pleaded not guilty to charges of attempting to sell batteries for use in missiles by Iran after a sting operation by undercover US agents. But he's now changed his plea to guilty as part of a deal which will see him serve 33 months in jail. As part of the arrangement, prosecutors said they would not oppose his request to serve his sentence in Britain. His lawyer said that he had pleaded guilty because he was guilty. If convicted after a trial, his sentence could have been considerably longer.

经过两年的争取，莱特海德被从英国引渡到美国，但对于试图出售供伊朗导弹使用的电池的指控，他拒不认罪，这起案件中美国秘密特工设计了圈套引他上钩。但他现在拒不认罪，这是一场交易，如果达成，他将在狱中服刑33个月。检察官称他们不反对他要求在英国服刑的请求，他的律师说他此前因为有罪而认罪。如果审判后判定有罪，他将服刑更久。

An American aid organisation says aid to many refugees in Somalia is being systematically diverted. Refugees International says camps for the displaced in the capital Mogadishu are being controlled by people with links to militia who intimidate refugees and siphon off food and other assistance. It described what's happening in the camps as virtual slavery, and urged the new Somali government to clamp down on local militia. Nearly 200,000 people are thought to live in such camps in the city.