Newsline - 28 July 2010: The African Union promises more troops for Somalia but can they end the al-Qaeda-inspired insurgency? Suriname's new President may be a convicted criminal in the Netherlands but it won't stop him travelling abroad for work. And bullfighting is a quintessentially Spanish sport, but now it has been banned in Catalunya.

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Extra troops for Somalia 'wrong approach'
The African Union has promised an extra 4,000 troops for war-torn Somalia in a bid to beat the al-Qaeda-inspired Shebab militant group. But Ernst Jan Hogendoorn of the International Crisis Group says peacekeepers aren't the answer to this escalating conflict and that there should be greater emphasis placed on diplomacy.

Dutch slam French praise for convicted Suriname leader
The newly-elected President of Suriname says he's planning to travel to the United Nations in New York. But Dutch MP Kathleen Ferrier says he's not welcome in the Netherlands, where he's been sentenced in his absence to 11 years in prison for his role in a drug smuggling ring.

Beginning of the end for bull-fighting in Spain?
It's a Spanish tradition like sangria and tapas, but bullfighting might soon be a thing of the past. As Catalunya bans the sport branding it 'cruel to animals', some are asking whether other provinces will follow suit. Our correspondent Robert Boschaert says the decision was more political than ethical.