‘Suicide bomb’ at Pakistan rally

At least 10 people have been killed in an explosion at a political party rally in north-west Pakistan, police say. A police official told Reuters news agency the blast had been caused by a suicide bomber who blew himself up at the gates of the venue

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Musharraf set for Hay Festival

Current and former presidents join literary heavyweights among the line up for this year’s Hay Festival. The political world is represented by former Pakistan leader Pervez Musharraf while playwright Tom Stoppard appears from the world of literature.

Car bomb defused at PSNI station

Army bomb experts are dealing with a suspicious vehicle outside a south Armagh police station. The red Peugeot was abandoned at the gates of Crossmaglen station late on Saturday night.

Triple car bombing hits Baghdad

Three large explosions have gone off in quick succession in the centre of Baghdad, say witnesses. At least one of the blasts was near foreign embassies. It is not clear if there are any casualties or what caused the explosions in the Iraqi capital

Not forgotten

A UN donor conference on Wednesday received pledges of $9.9bn (£6.5bn) in immediate and long-term aid for Haiti. The money is badly needed to help the country after the devastation of January’s earthquake.

‘The leader’

South African white supremacist paramilitary leader Eugene Terreblanche mounted his trusty black horse Attila after his release from prison. In that moment, he showed that he was still as much a master of the grand gesture as he had been throughout his singularly ineffectual political career. Even the name – “white earth” in French, the language of Terreblanche’s Huguenot ancestors – seemed too good to be real.

‘No delay’ for Sudanese elections

Sudan’s National Electoral Commission has said this month’s national polls will not be delayed, despite a boycott threat by a major opposition party. The Umma party’s conditions for participating included a delay of four weeks for the creation of a new body to supervise the electoral commission

Senegal to unveil disputed statue

Senegal is set to inaugurate a massive $27m monument – bigger than the Statue of Liberty – that has drawn massive criticism over its cost and symbolism. The 49m (160ft) Monument of African Renaissance will be unveiled in Dakar as the highlight of the nation’s 50th anniversary of independence

Sudan opposition gives ultimatum

A key northern opposition party in Sudan has issued an ultimatum to President Omar al-Bashir to ensure free and fair elections this month.

Gaddafi wants more Nigeria splits

Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi says Nigeria should become several states, despite Nigerian fury after he earlier said it should become two countries. He said he was wrong to have said earlier this month that Nigeria should be divided into Muslim and Christian areas to end communal clashes. Instead, he now says several different Nigerian groups want independence

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