in return for
information. The Sun is owned by the media tycoon Rupert Murdoch.
BBC News
A
libel
case brought by the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, against the country's main opposition newspaper has
ended with
the president issuing a pardon. Last July, the owners and journalists from El Universo were found guilty of libelling the president and sentenced to three years in jail and a $40m fine. Mr Correa had pressed charges after an article alleged that he'd ordered the army to open fire at a hospital during a police strike in 2010. Mr Correa said his position had been
vindicated
.
"The abusive press has been defeated, the same press which in the face of the decisive defeat of the right has become politically
belligerent
, a press which lashes out in an illegitimate, dishonest and arrogant manner against the democratic achievements of our people. We can forgive, but we can't forget."
A former Nigerian state governor, James Ibori, has pleaded guilty at a court in London to 10 charges of
money laundering
and conspiracy to defraud. British police believe he stole as much as $250m of public money in Nigeria. More details from Grant Ferrett.
James Ibori was once one of Nigeria's richest and best-connected politicians. During his time in office, he amassed a vast personal fortune.
British police seized $35m in accounts he controlled even though his official salary was a relatively modest $25,000 a year. He was extradited to Britain from Dubai last year after the failure of a similar case against him in Nigeria itself.