Iran Talks Reporters Told to be Ready for News Conference

A deal on Iran nuclear ambitions is said to be near as talks continue at the Palais Coburg hotel in Vienna, with the world's media gathered outside. If a deal is announced today, as many expect, it will be the culmination of 13 years of discussions.

Mexico is offering a reward of nearly US$4million for the capture of the country's most notorious drug lord who has escaped from a top security prison. A huge manhunt is underway for Joaquin Guzman - also known as Shorty - who escaped from his cell through a tunnel.

Another up-and-coming African poet nominated for this year's Brunel University African Poetry Prize talks to Newsday. Safia Elhillo's family is from Sudan but she grew up in the United States. Safia began by reading a poem which she said has no name.

(Photo: The Palais Coburg where talks between France, Germany, UK, China, Russia, the US and Iran continue in Vienna, Austria. Credit: EPA)