Somalis living in northern Kenya have accused the government in Nairobi of secretly recruiting and training youth from the region as soldiers to go to fight for the transitional Somali government against al- Shabaab fighters.
Kabul rejects 'foreign criticism'
The Afghan government has rejected foreign criticisms of Hamid Karzai, with the re-elected president saying that they "violated national sovereignty".
Yemen group 'seizes Saudi troops'
Anti-government fighters in northern Yemen claim to have captured a number of Saudi soldiers, amid reports of the kingdom's increasing involvement in the conflict.
