The two Turkish hijackers of a Turkish Airlines jet carrying 113 people from Albania to Istanbul have surrendered to Italian police, Ansa News Agency reported tonight.

Pope Benedict XVI today appealed for mutual respect for religious belief as he mourned an Italian nun murdered in Somalia in an attack some have speculated was linked to Muslim anger at his recent remarks about Islam and violence.

Turks have today demanded Pope Benedict XVI make amends over comments on Islam that enraged Muslims before visiting the predominantly Muslim country in November.