According to Nigerian law anyone arrested must be charged in court within 48 hours. The secret service has told his lawyer that Mr Elendu had not been arrested but had been invited for talks.  The lawyer said he was filing papers in court to force the service to charge or release him. Elendureports.com is one of a number of websites about Nigeria run by members of the diaspora and is known for publishing controversial stories.

Toxic waste trial 'disappointing'
The toxic waste dumping trial in Ivory Coast has ended with two people being jailed but many victims were left feeling disappointed.  The head of the local company which dumped the waste has been sentenced to 20 years in jail. A shipping agent received a five-year prison term. Seven others were acquitted. The toxic waste was dumped in Abidjan in 2006, and is blamed for 17 deaths and linked to many health problems. A representative of the victims said the Dutch Company, Trafigura, which shipped the waste, should have appeared in court to answer questions.  In 2007, Trafigura paid millions of dollars in an out-of-court settlement but it did not admit liability. Ivorians are angry that high level political figures suspected of having being involved in the waste scandal were not charged.

N Korea human rights crisis
The United Nations has accused North Korea of using public executions to intimidate its citizens. The UN investigator on human rights, Vitit Muntarbhorn, told the UN General Assembly's human rights committee the human rights situation in North Korea is grave. He said the country had imposed more severe sanctions on people seeking to leave the country and those forcibly returned. Large numbers of people were still being detained in camps. He also said North Korea had imposed restrictions on long distance calls to block the spread of news about rising food shortages. The World Food Programme has warned that millions in the country could run out of food in October.

Gaza medical shortages
Virtually no medical supplies are reaching Gaza, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross. It said this was putting the lives of several hundred seriously ill patients at risk. The organisation said medical imports had slowed to a trickle because of problems between Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and the Hamas-controlled Gaza strip. Hundreds of seriously ill patients are having little or no treatment. Only 300 patients were referred to hospitals in Israel, East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Jordan for specialised treatment in September, about half the average recorded in previous months. A two-month strike of Palestinian health workers in Gaza is also preventing hospitals from offering adequate care.

Bali bombers to be executed
The men convicted of nightclub bombings which killed 202 people in Bali will be executed by firing squad early next month. The Attorney General's Office in Indonesia said today all the legal procedures had been completed. The three men, Imam Samudra, Amrozi and Mukhlas, were sentenced to death in 2003 for their roles in the 2002 bombings. They are jailed in a maximum security prison island Nusakambangan, where the executions will take place. The executions are expected to pose a challenge Indonesia's authorities as the men have become media celebrities. Hundreds of their supporters are expected to escort their bodies from the prison to their burial places, raising fears of clashes.

Pakistan seeks talks with militants
Pakistan parliament has overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling for dialogue with extremist groups and an end to military action. The resolution has raised serious doubts about Pakistan's commitment to America's military campaign against al-Qaida and the Taleban. Most parliamentarians said Pakistan was paying an unacceptable price for fighting what they called America's war. The US response was muted, with officials saying they considered it rhetoric. Past attempts by Pakistan at making peace with militant groups in the tribal areas have allowed them to regroup and led to a sharp increase in cross-border attacks against coalition forces in Afghanistan.