Venâncio Mondlane has rejected his electoral defeat, as unrest spreads in the southern African state.

Famine has spread to five areas in the war-hit country, a UN-backed group says.

French Prime Minister François Bayrou believes dozens of people died after the cyclone hit the territory, rather than thousands.

The BBC goes on patrol with the Kenyan officers sent to quell violence in gang-ravaged Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.

Officials say inmates will not receive visits during the festive season for security reasons.