in court on tuesday. let s get some of the day s other news. thousands of people have fled their homes in malaysia after seven states were hit by severe flooding. they ve been taken to evacuation centres. over the last few weeks, the country has suffered unusually high levels of rainfall leading to the deaths of 50 people. further heavy rain and high tides are forecast for the next few days. the tunisian ennahda party says its detained vice president, noureddine bhiri, has been transferred to a hospital in a serious condition. there s been no independent confirmation. mr bhiri is said to have been arrested outside his house on friday, and taken to an unknown location. with bird flu outbreaks currently being contained across europe, one strain has made it to israel and decimated a large group of migratory cranes, prompting a cull of other captive birds in the region. stephanie prentice