sectarian
clashes.
World news from the BBC.
The American President Barack Obama has welcomed the oil sharing deal between Sudan and South Sudan. Mr. Obama said the agreement opened the door to a future of great prosperity. The deal comes after dispute that saw South Sudan shut down all its oil production in January which left both counties close to bankruptcy. The agreement has subjected to a successful resolution of further border and security issues. A spokesman of Africa Union, Abdul Ahmed told the BBC the talk should resume towards the end of August.
They are meeting again. They will reassemble back in Addis around 22, and we # 22. And that's when they will start to negotiate regard the implementation on this agreement.
The British foreign office says its diplomats are to be allowed to attend the trial in China of the wife of an ex-Chinese politician, who has been charged with murdering a British businessman. The trial of Gu Lai, the wife of the former senior Communist Party official Bo Xilai, is due to open on Thursday. Correspondents say it's unusual for British diplomats to attend such a
high profile
court case particular since no British citizen is
on trial
.
Officials in Pakistan have suspended a number of police officers accused of parading a man and a woman naked in public. The naked couple was
dragged
to the street in the town of Gambat as punishment for allegedly trying to have sex outside marriage. Shahzeb Jillani reports.