BBC news with Fiona MacDonald.

The South Africa President Jacb Zuma has announced a commission of inquiry after police officers opened fire on several thousands striking miners on Thursday. Police said 34 people were killed in the incident, described it as one of the worst of its kind since the end of apartheid. President Zuma said now was not the time for

recriminations

.

"I have decided to institute a commission of inquiry. Inquiry will enable us to get to the real cause of the incident and to derive the necessary lessons too. However, today is not an occasion for blame,

finger-pointing

or recrimination."

The three members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot have been found guilty of

hooliganism

by a Moscow court and sentenced to two years in jail. The defendants have been in prison since March after performing a protest song against President Vladimir Putin in the city's central cathedral. From Moscow, here is Steve Rosenberg.

When the crowds gathered outside heard the news, supporters of Pussy Riot erupted with cries of shame. Opponents of the female punk group shouted victory and blessed the Lord. Police have made several arrests outside the court house. Pussy Riot's defense team has already said it would appeal the judgment, and if necessary, take the case to the European Court of Human Rights.

The US and the European Union both said the sentences were disproportionate.