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Libya rebels 'want answers' from Nato on air strike

 Rebel troops in Libya are calling on Nato to explain a "friendly fire" air strike on a column of rebel tanks that left at least four dead.

Gen Abdelfatah Yunis said he assumed the incident had been a mistake by Nato, but wanted a "rational and convincing explanation".
Nato has said it is investigating the claims.
It is the third such incident in recent days involving international forces deployed to protect Libyan civilians.
"We are not questioning the intentions of Nato, because they should be here to help us and the civilians," Gen Yunis told a news conference in Benghazi on Thursday.
"But we would like to receive some answers regarding what happened today."
He added: "We would assume it was Nato by mistake, friendly fire."
But if speculation in some quarters that the attack was carried out by Col Muammar Gadaffi's forces turned out to be true then it would be "a bigger mistake", he added.
"We're under a no-fly zone that should be protecting us from Gadaffi's aircraft," he said.

Drinking over the limit 'raises cancer risk'

 Drinking more than a pint of beer a day can substantially increase the risk of some cancers, research shows.

A large Europe-wide study in the British Medical Journal found that one-in-10 of all cancers in men and one-in-33 of all cancers in women are caused by past or current alcohol intake.
For alcohol-related cancers, one-in-three in men and one-in-20 in women are caused by any excessive drinking.
The Department of Health said it was taking action to target drinking.
Cancer charities say people should limit their drinking to lower the risk.
The study calculated that in 2008, current and past drinking habits were responsible for about 13,000 cases of alcohol-related cancer in the UK, out of a total of 304,000 cancer cases.
Previous research has shown a link between alcohol consumption and cancers of the oesophagus, liver, bowel and female breast.
When alcohol is broken down by the body it produces a chemical which can damage DNA, increasing the chance of developing cancer.

Ivory Coast: Ouattara wants EU sanctions lifted

 Ivory Coast's internationally recognised President Alassane Ouattara has urged the EU to lift sanctions, in a bid to restart the ailing economy.


Mr Ouattara now controls the main cocoa-exporting port of San Pedro, and wants to restart the trade.
But his troops are still not in control of all of the main city Abidjan, where his rival Laurent Gbagbo remains holed up in the presidential residence.
Aid agencies are warning of a deepening humanitarian crisis in Abidjan.
Residents of the city are without basic amenities such as running water and power, and food supplies are running low.
Witnesses say bodies are lying on the streets after days of bitter fighting between loyalists of the two presidential claimants.
'Question of principle' Mr Ouattara, widely recognised as the winner of a presidential election last November, told Ivorian TV he was taking measures to get the economy back up and running.
"I have asked that European Union sanctions on the ports of Abidjan and San Pedro and certain public entities, be lifted," he said.

Ivory Coast is the world's biggest cocoa-producing nation, but uncertainty and violence since the disputed election has badly damaged the industry.

Mr Ouattara said the central bank would begin reopening its branches, and the army would secure delivery of medical supplies to hospitals and food to markets.