New Zealand PM vows to change gun laws

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The prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, has reaffirmed that her government will move quickly to change gun laws following the attack on mosques in Christchurch in which fifty people were killed. Speaking ahead of a cabinet meeting, she said New Zealanders were asking why people were able to buy military-style, semi- automatic weapons. South Sudan's peace deal is nearing its first critical test - the formation of a unity government in May. However, the some of the key issues which need sorting before this can happen - unifying a national army, and drawing internal boundaries - are lagging far behind schedule. A tropical storm which swept across eastern Zimbabwe on Saturday is now known to have killed more than sixty people. A further two hundred are missing. Cyclone Idai swept away homes and destroyed roads and bridges, hampering relief efforts.