World highlights

• Algerians, shaken by suicide bombings in the capital last month, voted for a new parliament that is expected to remain dominated by the three parties of the governing coalition.

• A roadside bomb targeted the Somali prime minister's convoy in Mogadishu but no one was hurt, a day after four Ugandan peacekeepers died in a similar attack by rebels vowing an Iraq-style insurgency.

• Africa is experiencing unprecedented growth, but the continent will have to sustain that expansion for years to come if it is to lift people out of poverty, the African Development Bank chief said.