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Hundreds of police maintained heavy security at two busy commercial sites in China's capital Sunday for the fourth week of planned 'Jasmine' rallies against the government.

Members of the public listen Thursday as the Committee on Homeland Security holds the first in a series of hearings on radicalization in the American Muslim community.

A view in Tokyo in the aftermath of the earthquake

Assessments by UN staff in Abyei suggest more than half the population has left town, with the number of displaced ranging from 20,000 to 25,000.

External affairs minister SM Krishna said he has expressed India's concerns over the rescue of Indian sailors taken hostage by Somali pirates, to Egypt.

Around 1400 Indians have been flown out of strife-torn Libya in the preceding 24 hours, which takes the total number of persons evacuated so far to over 12,000.

The US military planners are considering a range of options to deal with the Libyan crisis after concerns were raised that there could be a political crisis if the United States again attacks a Muslim nation.

Zimbabwe's Foreign Minister, Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, has said it was unfair to put sanctions on Iran, prohibiting member states from providing raw material to that country to make nuclear weapon, and added that his country could benefit economically from an agreement with Tehran.

Boys fetch water for their families near the city of Lubumbashi, Katanga Province, in DR Congo