Nokia has received regulatory approval from Chinese authorities to sell its mobile phone unit to Microsoft, removing one of the last major hurdles to the $5.4bn deal.

Nokia has said the sale of its mobile phone unit to Microsoft will be delayed until next month because it is still waiting for approval from regulatory authorities in Asia.

Sri Lanka’s international airport reopened today and police arrested three Tamils as suspects in a daring rebel attack that left 20 people dead a day earlier.