The press and public have reacted with outrage after MPs were accused yesterday of a massive cover-up of their expenses after the Commons authorities released hundreds of thousands of claims documents and receipts with huge sections of detail blacked out. Read more here
Tabloid coloumist Antonia Castillo has been shot dead by two men at close range following a brief chase on motorbikes. Castillo is the second journalist killed in the Philippines in the last week and the fifth journalist deliberately murdered in the country this year. Read more here
The expenses claims of every MP for the past four years have been published, but with some key details blacked out.
Commons authorities have published details after a long-running Freedom of Information battle but certain information has been blacked out on the grounds of privacy and security. Read more here
Intelligence agents in Afghanistan have reportedly detained two producers working for Doha-based satellite TV channel, Al-Jazeera. Read more here