South Sudan has said it will pull all police out of a disputed region and is committed to peace, just as Khartoum declares a state of emergency.

Sudan said it had arrested a Briton, a Norwegian and a South African on Saturday, accusing them of illegally entering a oil-producing border area.

All 90 people aboard an Ethiopian Airlines plane were feared dead after it plunged into the Mediterranean, minutes after taking off from Beirut.