Russian Spy ‘Attacked with Nerve Agent’

Anti-terror police in Britain are working to establish the origin of a nerve agent which was used to try to murder a former Russian spy and his daughter. The police have identified but not named the substance.

There is hope in that the president of Sierra Leone is abiding by the constitution and standing down after two terms. The votes are being counted after the country went to the polls on Wednesday.

The Sri Lankan government says more troops have been deployed to the central district of Kandy, to try to end days of violence against Muslims. We speak to the brother on a man who was killed.