Doctors say that the Pakistani teenagerMalala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban after campaigning forgirl's education has a chance making a good recovery. Malala is undergoingmedical assessments at a British hospital that specializes in treating soldierswounded in battle.

Reports from

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say around 120 inmates have broken out of a prison in the capital Tripoli. The head of theNational Guard has said the security services were on high alert after thebreakout from the al-Judaida jail. Rana Jawad is in Tripoli.

The head of

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's National Guard, Khaledal-Sharif told the BBC that out of the 120 inmates that escaped from al-Judaidaprison, at least half have so far been captured. He said that some were illegalAfrican migrants imprisoned for immigration violations and others were Libya">Libyanswith criminal convictions. The circumstances surrounding the prison break areunclear. A policeman at the scene cited a lack of security there as the mainreason, but officials say they will be investigating what led to the escape.

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Police in

Tanzania

say they have arrested more than 120 people in connection with attacks onchurches in the city of Dares Salaamlast week. Several churches were burnt down by mobs angry with the reports thata teenage boy had urinated on a copy of the Koran.

The ruling Communist Party in Vietnam haspulled back from taking disciplinary action against the Prime Minister NguyenTan Dung despite public anger at economic problems and a string of financialscandals. Mrs. Dung was widely seen as the target of a statement from thepowerful central community which rebuilt the Vietnamese leadership for failingto prevent corruption, inefficiency and wrongdoing.