Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has hinted he may be prepared to amend a controversial media law by asking two senior government figures to mull possible amendments to it, his office said Wednesday.

Police in Nigeria have arrested scores of motorcycle taxi riders with dried fruit shells, paint pots or pieces of rubber tire tied to their heads with string to avoid a new law requiring them to wear helmets.

His inauguration is less than two weeks away and waiting is an economy in turmoil and violence in the Middle East. President-elect Barack Obama still found time to chat with a basketball coach: Oregon State's Craig Robinson, his brother-in-law.

Many North Dakota lawmakers say they have not yet made up their minds on whether to abolish the only state law that requires pharmacies to have pharmacists as the majority owners. The proposal has kindled a lobbying battle royal.

Police in Nigeria have arrested scores of motorcycle taxi riders with dried fruit shells, pots or pieces of rubber tire tied to their heads with string to avoid a new law requiring them to wear helmets.