Libya: Muammar Gaddafi's body to undergo post-mortem

People are queuing to see Gaddafi's body which is being kept in a cold storage container in Misrata
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Libya Crisis

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A post-mortem examination on the body of Libya's ex-leader Col Muammar Gaddafi is expected to be carried out on Saturday in the city of Misrata.

His burial has been delayed, with officials divided about what to do with the body.

The UN and Col Gaddafi's family have called for a full investigation into the circumstances of his death.

Video footage showed Col Gaddafi alive after his capture in Sirte on Thursday, and then dead a short time later.

Googling the ghosts of Montparnasse cemetery

By Hugh Schofield BBC News, Paris

 

Paris is well-known for its cemeteries, the most famous being Pere Lachaise, where tourists seek out the tomb of Oscar Wilde. But I live next to another great 19th Century cemetery in Montparnasse - and when I go there I always take my phone.

South Pacific water shortage hits Tokelau

Water supplies will have to be brought to Tokelau by barge from ships anchored offshore

 

A second South Pacific community is suffering a severe water shortage due to an ongoing drought crisis.

Tokelau declared a state of emergency late on Monday, following a similar move in neighbouring Tuvalu, where water is already being rationed.