Conservative candidates in the general election in Iran have retained control of parliament as had been expected. They do particularly well in the Capital, Tehran, which is seen as the key to parliamentary power. Jon Leyne reports.

The new parliament could also cause some problems for Mr Ahmadinejad's government. There was a strong showing for a group of conservatives who've been critical of him. They include the former nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, who could become the new parliamentary speaker. And it means there could be quite a battle within the conservative camp to challenge Mr Ahmadinejad in the presidential elections next year.

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United Nations staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo say at least 68 people have been killed during a police operation against a religious sect in the west of the country. An internal UN report seen by the BBC said the number of casualties could be much higher. Our BBC correspondent in western Congo says police are raiding villages as they hunt down members of the Bundu Dia Kongo sect, which has established its own rule of law in the region.