BREAKING INTERNATIONAL NEWSFeb 20, 2006
Lagos - As the death toll from Saturday's riots in Nigeria about the Prophet Mohammed cartoons rose to 45, the Danish newspaper in which they first appeared has placed full-page apologies in Saudi Arabian newspapers.Local police reports say that 42 people have been arrested in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, capital city of Borneo state and the scene of Saturday's riots.Soldiers have been deployed amid fears that rioters could regroup or strike in another city in Nigeria's predominantly Muslim north.Mufutau Ogunyemi, a student at the University of Maiduguri, said that there was calm in the city as foot soldiers and armoured vehicles patrolled the streets.
RELATED STORY: DEATHS IN LIBYA AND AFGANISTAN OVER CARTOONAfghanistan, Libya (APE) - In a bizarre and tragic twist today over 30 were killed in simultaneous riots in Libya and Afghanistan. The rioting began as protests over anti-Muslim Danish cartoons which were published over two weeks ago. This latest outbreak of violence occurred during a nonviolent protest staged to complain of the deaths of people over cartoon images.
Italian minister resigns after Libya riots
A right-wing Italian minister, whose wearing of a T-shirt with a Prophet Muhammad caricature was blamed for deadly riots in Libya, resigned Saturday.
