Somalia: Truce go wrong in capital
Heavy fighting resumed in Somalia's capital following a ceasefire, with almost 100 dead and hundreds more wounded in the clashes.
France: Slavery victims remembered
France, as the first European country, will hold the first national day of remembrance for the victims of slavery.
UK: 5th man held in racist stabbing case
A fifth man is being held in connection with the racially-motivated murder of Christopher Alaneme in Kent.
UK: Dog bites man in ‘racist’ attack
An assault in which a man was bitten on the chest by a dog may have been racially motivated, police say.
UK: Fatal arson ‘racially motivated’
A firebomb thrown at a shop in south London killed one employee and injuried three others. Attacker was racist serial arsonist.
Liberia: Sex-for-aid a widespread policy
Young girls in Liberia are still being sexually exploited by aid workers and peacekeepers despite pledges to stamp out such abuse, Save the Children says.
UK: Racist case against pupil dropped
The case against a 10-year-old boy taken to court over alleged racist taunts has been dropped.
UN: Aid chief due to visit Darfur
Top UN humanitarian official Jan Egeland has arrived in Sudan to review the situation in the Darfur region.
Iraqi: Holy city bomb kills 21
A suspected car bomb has killed at least 21 people in the southern Iraqi city of Karbala, police say.