Protesters occupying a central square in Bahrain's capital are calling for a third day of rallies to demand sweeping political reforms from the Gulf nation's rulers.

Google’s chief executive Eric Schmidt has confirmed that his company held “confidential negotiations with Nokia.

Hard-line lawmakers called for Mahdi Karroubi and two other prominent pro-reform figures to be brought to trial and put to death in response to demonstrations earlier in the week.

"Hundreds of people are arriving on the Italian coasts and we are doing all we can to tackle a real humanitarian crisis.” Roberto Maroni