Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Sunday 16 Sep 2012

1. 'EIGHT DEAD' IN NATO AFGHAN AIRSTRIKE

A Nato air strike has killed between five and eight civilians in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province. Local officials say eight women were killed in the attack. Earlier today, four Nato soldiers were killed in an attack thought to have been carried out by Afghan police.

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