Russians arrest US student
Russian security police are holding a United States postgraduate student at Voronezh University who they claim has links to US intelligence services. John Edward Tobbin was arrested on drugs charges. The FSB, formerly the KGB, said Tobbin is a Fulbright scholar with a letter of recommendation from the US State Department.
Demand for university to re-open after riots
Niger's opposition parties have demanded the re-opening of the University of Niamey, closed last week after clashes between students and security forces in which 46 people were injured.