BBC News 18 January 2011 Last updated at 23:25 ET

Haiti charges 'Baby Doc' DuvalierFormer Haitian leader Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier, 18/01

Former Haiti leader Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier is charged with corruption and embezzlement just two days after his return, prosecutors say.


Congolese soldiers ( file photo)DR Congo army man 'led mass rape'

An army commander in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been accused of leading the recent mass rape of at least 50 women.

A protester faces up to a policeman in Tunis, 18 January 2011Tunisia leaders quit ruling party

Tunisia's interim president and prime minister quit the RCD party, in an apparent bid to defuse anger over its continued involvement in running the country.

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