New oil slick in Brazil

The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, has said it sent more than 10 ships to contain an oil slick which appeared on the ocean surface about 80 kilometres (50 miles) off the south-eastern coast, opposite Rio de Janeiro.

Petrobras stopped production in 12 off-shore rigs to investigate the source of the spill, which they say contains more than 100,000 litres of oil.

Brazilian officials say it is the second slick discovered in the same area following the sinking of a Petrobras' off-shore rig - and the world's largest floating oil platform - last March.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service