GUINEA: The main opposition coalition in Guinea has called for its members to withdraw from the country’s legislative body after the ruling military group missed a deadline for a return to democratic rule.

The Forces Vives de Guinee coalition group, which includes the country’s main opposition parties, called for its members to withdraw from the National Transitional Council in a statement late on Wednesday. 

PAKISTAN: A rocket attack struck a convoy of aid trucks carrying food and other relief supplies for hundreds of thousands of residents hit by sectarian violence in the restive north-west, officials said today.