restive
border region where Islamist militants have gained a
foodhold
.
Russian prosecutors have reviewed how an reclusive Islamic sect kept 27 children hidden underground, many of them for more than a decade. Health officials in the Republic of Tatarstan say some of the children had never seen daylight. They were discovered last week as part of an investigation into the killing of senior Muslim cleric in July. The sect's founder has been charged with negligence.
At the Olympic Games, the American athletes have had a successful day in the track. The USA's Allyson Felix won gold in the women's 200m final with Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce picking up silver and Carmelita Jeter, also the USA, winning the bronze.
The 200m final is underway. And Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce got up against stubborn Veronica Campbell-Brown already running down Sanya Richards-Ross. Allyson Felix, really
stridding
down her home street. Praise and prize are going for the unique couble here. But it's Allyson Felix only. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce gets the silver and Carmelita Jeter gets the bronze, wow. In the men's 110m hurdles final, America's Aries Merritt stormed into gold.
World news from the BBC.
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has warned the Security Council of a worsening humanitarian crisis in Mali. And he expressed concerns over human rights abuses in the north of the country. From the UN, Barbara Plett.