BBC News with Marion Marshall
The Afghan President Hamid Karzai has accused the United States of not cooperating over the investigation into the killing of 16 Afghan villagers by an American soldier last Sunday. President Karzai was speaking after meeting
surviving
relatives who'd cast doubt over the US version of what took place.
"The story of the village elders is entirely different. They believe it is not possible for one person to do that. In four rooms, people were killed, and then they were all brought together in one room, and then put on fire. That one man cannot do."
The soldier suspected of carrying out the attacks is being flown back to America despite calls for him to
face justice
in Afghanistan.
The UN and Arab League envoy on Syria, Kofi Annan, says he's sending a delegation to Damascus next week to discuss setting up a new monitoring mission there. After briefing the UN Security Council on his recent talks with President Assad, Mr Annan warned that the situation in Syria needed to be handled
delicately
.
"It is a conflict in a region of the world that has seen many, many
traumatic
events. I think we need to handle the situation very, very carefully. Any
miscalculation
that leads to major
escalation
will have impact in the region which will be extremely difficult to manage."
The United States has cast doubt on its plans to supply food aid to North Korea following the North's announcement of a new rocket launch next month. Victoria Nuland is a spokesperson for the State Department.