Picasso’s unknown works revealed

In southern France, a retired electrician who worked for Pablo Picasso (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk) says he has 271 of previously unknown works by the artist.

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US to investigate after new WikiLeaks release

A criminal investigation has been launched by the US following the release, on Sunday, of hundreds of thousands of US diplomatic documents by the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks.

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Brazilian forces move into drug traffickers hide out

After warning drug traffickers to surrender or face an assault, Brazilian security forces have begun to move into a major Rio de Janeiro slum.

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US call foreign allies about expected diplomatic leak

American diplomats have briefed US allies around the world about the expected release of three million potentially embarrassing classified files by WikiLeaks, the whistleblowing website run by Julian Assange (photo, from aljazeera.net).

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Italy warned of big fines over rubbish crisis

If the country fails to clean up thousands of tonnes of rubbish, Italy faces big fines, according to the EU. (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk)

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Tourists murder was ‘a mistake’ says drugs baron

The tourists who were kidnapped and murdered in Acapulco were the victims of mistaken identity, a suspected drugs baron has revealed to the Mexican police.

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West Bank mosque demolished by Israel

In two areas in the occupied West Bank, a mosque and more than 10 other structures have been demolished by Israeli troops, Palestinian sources have said.

The biggest part of the demolition took place on Thursday, in the village of Khirbet Yarza in the northern Jordan Valley. According to local residents troops have razed a very old mosque and its much-larger extension, which was built last year. (map, from aljazeera.net)

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US urge China to act about North Korea

US officials say North Korean artillery strike on South Korean island that lies near the disputed Yeallow Sea border, was an isolated incident. (photo, from aljazeera.net)

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Yale University to return Machu Picchu artefacts

Thousands of archaeological pieces taken from Machu Picchu (photo) nearly a century ago will be returned by Yale University, Peru’s president has said.

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Pope says use of condoms ‘can be justified’

Pope Benedict’s remarks that the use of condoms might not always be wrong was welcomed by Catholic reformers and groups working to combat HIV.

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