The leader of Poland's main opposition party Jaroslaw Kaczynski says he will run in a snap presidential election in June. The election was called after the death of the president, Mr Kaczynski's twin brother Lech, in a plane crash in Russia earlier this month. Jaroslaw Kaczynski leads the conservative Law and Justice party.

European foreign ministers have reached agreement on setting up a diplomatic service for the European Union. The ministers want to give the EU a stronger voice on the world stage, and the diplomatic service would eventually have missions in 136 countries. The plans will now go to EU heads of governments and the European parliament for approval. The EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said the service would bring together European institutions.

"Europe needs an external action service because that will help us to build a distinct 21st century European response. It will be a service that will bring together the European institutions. It will bring together in a joined up way our response to the issues that we face in the world and promote comprehensive policies."

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Some news just in, reports from Washington say the former leader of Panama, Manuel Noriega, has been extradited to France after serving a 17-year sentence in the United States for drug trafficking. Mr Noriega was arrested after the US invasion of Panama in 1989. He's also been convicted by a French court in his absence on money-laundering charges.