The mother of a three-year-old British girl who was snatched in Nigeria said the kidnappers phoned and threatened to kill her daughter.

A YOUNG woman, who held dual New Zealand and Irish citizenship, was yesterday confirmed as missing presumed dead following the London bombings.

Australia’s national counter-terrorism group met today to discuss the deadly blasts in London, while Canberra set up a hotline for relatives of the hundreds of thousands Australians who live in Britain.

Seven men on trial for alleged sex attacks on tiny Pitcairn island – home to descendants of the Bounty mutineers – might have to wait until next year to learn if they will face jail, British officials said today.

The British High Commission in Kenya has been closed until further notice because of a ”specific” threat, the mission’s spokesman said in Nairobi tonight.

The British High Commission in the Kenyan capital Nairobi has closed because of a security threat, the British Foreign Office said tonight.

Hundreds of people gathered outside Zimbabwe’s High Commission today to protest against the Mugabe government’s prosecution of opposition leaders.

There was a small explosion today in the parking area outside the British High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan, but there were no reports of any damage or casualties, witnesses said.

The Taliban has told consular officials Yvonne Ridley is to be released, the Foreign Office confirms.

Climate change campaigners were today holding a protest rally and march against US President George W Bush’s pledge to abandon the Kyoto Treaty.