Main news of September 20

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

World

* The head of the Afghan High Peace Council, former president Burhanuddin Rabbani, was killed in an attack at his home in Kabul

* The NATO-led operation in Libya will continue until the defeat of forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, U.S. President Barack Obama said

* Turkish President Abdullah Gul called a deadly explosion in the centre of Ankara a terrorist attack

Russia

* The European Court of Human Rights ruled that the Russian authorities had violated the rights of the now-defunct Yukos company, but rejected claims that the break-up of the oil giant was politically motivated

* The government is examining ways to boost air safety in the regions, Russia's deputy transport minister said