WORLD HIGHLIGHTS

►US

NEW YORK

Western US states said on Monday they have reached an agreement to cut the amount of water they take from the dwindling Colorado River, which is threatened by a quarter of a century of drought and worsening climate conditions.

IDAHO

A young man accused of killing four university students in a stabbing rampage that shocked America declined to speak as he was arraigned Monday, leaving the judge to enter a plea of not guilty.

ATLANTA

A man found dead in an Atlanta jail covered in lice and feces was malnourished, dehydrated and hadn't been given his schizophrenia medicine for a month, a private coroner reported on Monday.

►Tunisia TUNIS

Dozens of journalists protested on Monday in front of a Tunis police station after two of their colleagues had been taken for questioning over comments on Tunisia's security forces, AFP correspondents said.

►Guinea CONAKRY

Guinea's private media announced on Monday a boycott of the ruling military junta until restrictions on news and internet access are lifted.

►Switzerland GENEVA

The World Health Organisation on Monday won basic approval for a Us$6.83-billion budget over the next two years, including a 20-percent hike in mandatory membership fees.

►Saudi Arabia RIYADH

A Spacex capsule carrying two Saudi astronauts docked with the International Space Station on Monday, as part of a private mission chartered by Axiom Space.

►Brazil SAO PAULO

Brazil on Monday declared a state of animal health emergency for 180 days in response to the country's first ever detection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in wild birds, in a document signed by Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro.

►Mexico MEXICO CITY

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced on Monday his administration's plan to launch a programme to provide temporary work visas to Central Americans.

►Egypt CAIRO

Egypt will import 170,000 cattle and sheep for the upcoming Islamic holiday Eid al-adha, the Egyptian Agriculture Ministry announced on Monday. AGENCIES