A suitcase full of suspected ransom money has been found by police as they carried out a number of arrests in connection with the kidnapping of the British five year old Sahil Saeed.
Petrol within Iran is heavily subsidised but the ration is being cut - is there a link between that and the threat of petrol sanctions linked to its nuclear programme?
Mark Doyle visits Haiti's national penitentiary, the scene of what many believe is the biggest jail break in modern history following January's devastating earthquake.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has called for the United States to share responsibility in the battle against drug traffickers in the two countries.