The shooting dead of a New York City mosque leader and a friend as they left afternoon prayers is being described as a hate crime by shocked members of the community.

Four more people have been arrested in connection with the killing of a woman in Pakistan who was beaten and stoned to death by her family for marrying without their permission.

Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf was rushed to hospital after feeling ill on his way to court for a hearing in his high treason case, a police official has said.

Police sifting through debris of the World Trade Centre have found 3,000 body fragments which are being used to identify victims.