[01:56.90]The anti-secret website Wikileaks says the fugitive American intelligence analyst Edward Snowden has applied to a further six countries for asylum.

[02:06.42]Mr Snowden, who’s believed to have taken temporary refuge in the transit areas of Moscow airport, has already asked 21 other countries for asylum.

[02:14.20]Portugal’s coalition government appears to have survived a political crisis that threatened it with collapse as the country struggles to fulfil its tough international bailout conditions.

[02:23.90]A government spokesman says the Prime Minister Passos Coelho

[02:27.55]has reached an agreement with his centre-right coalition partner and Foreign Minister Paulo Portas, who earlier this week handed in his resignation.

[02:35.23]Details will be released on Saturday when the coalition partners meet.

[02:39.18]The deal has to be approved by President Cavaco Silva.

[02:42.45]Reports are coming in of a bomb attack at a Shiite mosque in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

[02:48.81]Officials say 15 people have been killed and more than 30 injured.

[02:52.90]The attack occurred on Friday evening during prayers.

[02:56.21]Earlier a car bomb exploded in Samarra, killing four people.

[02:59.70]World News from the BBC

[03:01.93]Several thousand people have taken to the streets of the Chadian capital N'Djamena to celebrate the arrest of their former President Hissene Habre.