World News from the BBC
The Nigerian authorities have recaptured a man suspected of
masterminding
the deadly bombing of a church on Christmas Day. The man, Kabiru Sokoto, who's accused of being a member of the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, was first arrested last month. His escape the next day led to the sacking of Nigeria's national police chief. Police said Kabiru Sokoto was recaptured in the eastern state of Taraba.
The Somali militant group al-Shabab has formally declared its
allegiance
to al-Qaeda. In an Internet video, the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, welcomed the statement, describing it as very good news. The video also features the chairman of al-Shabab, Mukhtar Abu Zubeyr, promising to support al-Qaeda. The transitional government in Somalia said both groups acted against Islamic law and killed innocent Somalis.
The Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon has called on Britain and Argentina to avoid any further escalation in tension over the Falkland Islands. Mr Ban made the appeal as Argentina
lodged a formal complaint to
the UN after Britain sent one of its most modern warships to the islands. Britain says the ship is carrying out routine operations. The two countries went to war in 1982 over the islands.
Speaking through a translator, the Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman pressed his government's case at a news conference in New York.