rifts
within the group. Burhan Ghalioun said he'd step down once a replacement was found. Jonathan Head reports.
Only two days after he was re-elected as president of the Syrian National Council, Burhan Ghalioun has offered to resign. He said he wasn't leading the SNC for any personal gain and did not want to be a cause for division. This follows a threat to withdraw from the SNC by one of its biggest factions, the Local Coordination Committees - a network of activists operating inside Syria. They accuse the SNC leadership of
incompetence
.
Supporters of a presidential candidate in Egypt have responded to calls by the Muslim Brotherhood to form a human chain as they campaign ahead of next week's elections. They are trying to form a chain
spanning
a distance of 1,200km, the longest in the world.
Officials in Honduras say inmates have taken control of a prison in the city of San Pedro Sula. At least one person was killed and 10 injured when prisoners
opened fire
on each other on Wednesday. Guards have surrounded the prison, but are said to be trying to "avoid a
bloodbath
".
The American pop star Donna Summer has died at the age of 63. Her family said the singer died in Florida after a battle with cancer. From Los Angeles, Peter Bowes reports.
Donna Summer dominated the charts in the 1970s and 80s. She was known as the queen of disco, and her music defined the era. This was one of her biggest hits. Other songs like MacArthur Park and She Works Hard for the Money were also hugely successful. Donna Summer won five Grammy awards and had more than 30 No. 1 singles and