Nigeria: (BBC) - Update: About 500 people were killed in a revenge attack after religious clashes near the Nigerian city of Jos, local officials say. The figure had previously been put at about 100 - it is always difficult to get accurate figures for such clashes in Nigeria. There is a long history of local tension between Muslims and Christians.

Thailand: (the nation) Tropical storm warning: The Interior Ministry’s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department has issued a warning to people in 42 provinces in the North, Northeast and Central regions to braced for tropical storms that may hit the regions between March 8 and 12. The warning says the storms may cause damage to lives and property .

Mozambique: (IOL Africa) Mozambique’s authorities have reinforced rescue operations in the central province of Sofala, where hundreds of families have been evacuated from areas hit by seasonal floods.

Togo: (AFP/GoAlert) - Togo security forces on Sunday shot teargas canisters at some opposition demonstrators in Lome, including the defeated candidate in the presidential poll, Jean-Pierre Fabre, AFP reporters saw.

Iraq: (Reuters) - Explosions killed 16 people as Iraqis voted on Sunday in an election that Sunni Islamist militants have vowed to disrupt, in one of many challenges to efforts to stabilize Iraq before U.S. troops leave.

Nigeria: (BBC) - Dozens of people are reported killed in clashes near the central Nigerian city of Jos.