Niger Delta push for US mediator BBC NewsEx-US President Jimmy Carter could play a positive role in mediating between Nigeria's government and oil militants, a Rivers State spokesman told the BBC. Rivers is the last state where Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) militants are not in talks. Militants have offered to... (photo: AP Photo/George Osodi)
Serena through to Rome quarters BBC NewsSerena Williams powered into the last eight of the Italian Open with a 6-4 6-3 win over home hope Sara Errani. The American joined Jelena Jankovic in the quarter-finals in Rome... (photo: WN)
UN rapporteur slams 'complacency' on Afghan killings - Yahoo Daily Newsby Bronwen Roberts 55 minutes ago KABUL (AFP) - There is "staggeringly high" complacency in Afghanistan about civilians being killed by international troops, police and even secret militias led by foreign intelligence units, a UN rapporteur said Thursday.... (photo: AP/Bullit Marquez)
