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Efforts are continuing to obtain the release of two British journalists who are being held by a group of former rebel fighters in Libya.

Reporter Nicholas Davies and cameraman Gareth Montgomery-Johnson were detained by members of the Misrata Brigade on Tuesday and are being held in Tripoli.

It is not clear if Mr Montgomery-Johnson, a cameraman from Carmarthen, and his colleague will face charges.

Human Rights Watch says it has been denied access to the journalists.

The two men were working for the Iranian-owned, English language television station, Press TV, and were apparently filming in the… Read More

Micronesia, in the western Pacific, consists of some 600 islands grouped into four states: Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk (Truk) and Yap.

Occupying a very small total land mass, it is scattered over an ocean expanse five times the size of France.

Though formally independent, in 1986 Micronesia signed a "Compact of Free Association" with the US. Under this, Washington took on responsibility for defence and gained the right to set up military bases and deny other nations access to Micronesia. In return, Micronesia received financial assistance averaging $100m per year, and the right of Micronesians to live… Read More

Two cruise ships carrying almost 3,000 passengers have been turned away from an Argentine port, apparently because they had visited the Falklands.

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