Ethiopia: Thousands arrested' in Ethiopia

Ethiopia has arrested thousands of members of the Oromo ethnic group over the past three months, according to Amnesty International. The London-based human rights group said students were among those who have been rounded up since November. Amnesty said the arrests follow protest calls by the rebel Oromo Liberation Front against alleged government fraud. It warned some of the detainees may be "at risk of torture or ill-treatment" and called for their release.