Reporters abducted in Somalia
Two journalists, believed to be French, have been kidnapped from a hotel in Somalia’s capital city, Mogadishu. Read more here
Chavez extends control over radio and television
The Venezuelan government introduced new media regulations. The government has revoked 200 radio licenses, shifting them to public ownership, and banned radio networks with over three stations.
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Britain: you want answers?
The concealment of the contents of an important letter shows that ministers have been evasive about the details of airport expansion, and now an opposition MP has complained to the Speaker of the House of Commons. Chris Ames reports
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Britain: two jailed for online racial incitement
Simon Sheppard (51) and Stephen Whittle (42) have become the first people in the UK to be convicted of inciting racial hatred online. Sheppard and Whittle ran websites featuring pictures of murdered jews alongside cartoons and articles deriding ethnic groups. They were tried at Leeds Crown Court last year but before the Jury could return a verdict the two men fled to the USA attempting to claim political asylum. Whittle, who wrote the offensive articles, was condemned to two years and four months, Sheppard, who published it online, to four years and ten months.
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