A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Tourists to leave blocked Corsica
BASTIA, France - About 7,000 stranded tourists were set to leave Corsica yesterday and workers striking over a ferry privatisation said they would clear the rest of the French island's blocked ports until tomorrow. - (Reuters)
Search for missing immigrants
MADRID - Spanish sea rescue services are searching for 14 would-be immigrants missing and believed drowned after their boat sank yesterday off the Canary Islands killing at least three.
Another 17 immigrants were rescued from the rickety boat which capsized around 26 miles off the southeastern coast of Fuerteventura. - (Reuters)
El Salvador volcano erupts
PALO CAMPANA - El Salvador's largest volcano erupted for the first time in a century on Saturday, killing two people and forcing thousands to flee their homes. - (Reuters)
Police question Pete Doherty
LONDON - British rocker Pete Doherty has been held by police after a drugs raid on a venue where his band were playing. Officers raided Shrewsbury music hall where Babyshambles were playing to target "the suspected illegal use of class A drugs". - (Reuters)
Aniston, Pitt $28m house on market
BEVERLY HILLS - Actors Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt, whose highly publicised divorce is expected to be finalised this week, have placed their Beverly Hills estate on the market for $28 million. - (Reuters)