World News from the BBC

Gunmen in northern Nigeria's biggest city Kano have attacked a university, killing 16 people and wounding many others. Witnesses said several attackers threw explosives at a

church service

on Bayero University campus. They then opened fire as worshippers fled the scene. The attack is similar to others carried out by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.

The dominant party in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood, says the ruling military council has agreed to

reshuffle

the cabinet. The state-run news agency said Islamists would be brought in. The announcement came shortly after parliament suspended work for a week in protest at the military's reluctance to sack the interim government and invite the Brotherhood to form an administration.

The English Football Association says it's approached Roy Hodgson about the national team manager's job. He's currently at West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League. The new manager will lead England to the European Championships in Ukraine and Poland. This report from Tim Franks.

This is a decision that is both in its way surprising and conservative. At 64, Roy Hodgson has enormous experience. His last tenure was a brief and unhappy six months at Liverpool, but now at West Brom with relatively meagre resources he's piloted the club to mid-table safety in the Premier League. The surprise is that ever since Fabio Capello walked from the England manager's job in February, the overwhelming favourite among the public and the pundits to