One of Egypt’s most feared government ministers today went on trial accused of ordering the killing of unarmed protesters during the uprising that removed President Hosni Mubarak.

The Pakistani government said today it would push ahead with its fight against al-Qaida and Taliban militants and work to ensure a peaceful election campaign after a suicide attack at a mosque near the Afghan border killed at least 50 people.

OFFICIALS in Slobodan Milosevic’s government ordered a cover-up of the remains of more than 80 Kosovo Albanians found in a refrigerated truck in the river Danube, a Serb police chief testified yesterday.

Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic has told friends he will ignore any summons to appear for questioning about alleged crimes under his rule.

The ageing freighter that smuggled 908 refugees into France has sunk off the Riviera, leaving the authorities facing an environmental headache.