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A big convoy of anti-drone protesters led by the Pakistani cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan has reached the district of Dera Ismail Khan in northwest Pakistan. Orla Guerin reports.

There have been a welcoming crowds along the route and [Dame Rong's] convoy has been

gaining momentum

. He and his supporters are headed for dangerous territory, Al-Qaeda and its allies have strongholds in Pakistan's tribal belt. But this is where CIA drones strikes take place and where Imran Khan says they must to be stopped. So far these protests have been a show of strength by Imaran Khan. But with elections due next year, critics accused him of hijacking the drone issue for political advantage.

Another mortar shell from Syrian military positions has landed in southern Turkey prompting further retaliatory fire by the Turkish army. The shell reportedly landed near the village of Guvecci in the border province of Hatay. There are no reports of casualties. There has been heavy fighting across the border and activists say the rebels have seized a Syrian village near the border with Turkey. It's the fourth consecutive day of cross-border fire.

North African and European leaders set up to multi- task force on illegal immigration. The decision was announced at summit in Malta. The number of migrants making risky border crossings over the Mediterranean Sea to Europe has risen sharply in the wake of the Arab Spring.