Lybian tv crew found dead

Five journalists belonging to a Libyan TV crew have been found dead, eight months after they were kidnapped.

A government spokesman said the bodies were found near the city of Al Bayda, close to the site of the kidnapping.

The crew was taken in August while travelling through territory largely controlled by extremist militants.Faraj al-Barassi, a district army commander in eastern Libya, told Reuters that militants loyal to Islamic State (IS) were responsible for the killings.

EU won't send armed force to Ukraine despite clashes

EU leaders have told Ukraine they are worried about ceasefire violations in the east of the country but will not send armed peacekeepers there.

"We can only talk about a civilian mission, not military," European Council President Donald Tusk told a news conference in Kiev.The West accuses Russia of arming the rebels and sending in regular soldiers. Moscow denies that, insisting that any Russians on the rebel side are volunteers.

Mr Tusk said: "We are concerned about reports of weapons still entering eastern Ukraine".Under the Minsk ceasefire deal signed in February both sides were supposed to pull heavy weapons back from the conflict zone.

Ukrainians' living conditions are very difficult and they pledged more EU financial assistance to help in the hard reform process. 

Jim Wells resigns as Northern Ireland health minister over 'anti-gay' remarks

Jim Wells, Democratic Unionists' health minister, stepped down on Monday from his post after the police received a complaint about comments he has made to a gay couple. 

This could become one of the major problems that Ed Miliband or David Cameron might face if they chose to form a minority government backed by DUP votes in the House of Commons.

Wells has also caused an outrage after stating that child abuse was more rife among gay couples. “You don’t bring a child up in a homosexual relationship. That a child is far more likely to be abused and neglected". 

However, Peter Robinson, the party leader and Northern Ireland's first minister, stated he would have backed Wells up to stay in the post. 

“I know Jim was enjoying leading change within the department and putting in place new policies that were making our health service better" Peter Robinson said. 

Wells’ resignation and this latest homophobia row surrounding the DUP exposes the struggle within the party between its born-again Christian fundamentalist wing and modernisers, who want to reach out to a wider electoral base in favour of the union.

BALI NINE : INDONESIA CONDEMNED OVER DEATH PENALTY

France and Australia have condemned the death penalty as executions for three of their nationals loom in Indonesia. Australia has asked Indonesia to delay the execution of two convicted drug traffickers until the the statements about corruption have been investigated.

Indonesian law states that convicts must be given 72 hours' notice of execution.

After the meeting French president and Australian president said that "France and Australia share the same attachment to human rights and condemn the death penalty in all places and all circumstances"

Australia made last-minute pleas on behalf of the two Australian men to delay their execution until a corruption investigation into their case was complete.

The Indonesian government is determined to carry out the execution because it believes the country is facing a national emergency, as more than 30 people die from drug abuse every day.  Indonesians don't have a problem the execution of drug convicts and murderers and they are even calling for an expansion of the law, to allow death sentences for corruption convictions.

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