Three men found guilty of a deadly bomb attack on police in Bahrain have been executed by firing squad.

Bahrain's king ousted four Cabinet members today as a prominent opposition leader returned from exile and urged the country's rulers to back up reform promises with action.

A prominent Shia opposition leader is returning to Bahrain after months of voluntary exile in London.

Thousands of protesters poured into a main square in Bahrain’s capital today as the Arab push for change gripped the Gulf for the first time.