Aljazeera

Al-Qaeda’s North Africa network has claimed responsibility for the abduction of two Canadian diplomats and four European tourists in Niger.

It was not 20 minutes after a bomb blast in Chad and the footage was already being aired on al-Jazeera.

Tony Burman, the new boss of al-Jazeera English, turns 60 on Friday, but he may choose to keep the champagne on ice for a while.