BBC News with Zoe Diamond

The Egyptian authorities have failed to agree a (date) for the first presidential election of the post-Mubarak era. At a news conference in Cairo where an announcement was due, the chairman of the (electoral) commission told the media there would be no announcement after all. Farooq Sultan said that the delay was to ensure that Egyptian expatriate votes could be accounted for.

"The committee reported today and decided to (postpone) the announcement of the election timetable until a solution is reached, one that guarantees that Egyptians living abroad will be able to cast their votes in a suitable time frame, ensuring that their role in determining the fate of their country is real and not merely a token one."

In recent days, other government officials have given two different dates. A BBC correspondent says the confusion suggests a battle among Egypt's military rulers, perhaps about the terms of handing power over to civilians.

Jordan is setting up a (refugee camp) near its northern border with Syria in preparation for an expected mass exodus of Syrians fleeing violence in their homeland. Dale Gavlak reports from Amman.

It's the first camp to be set up for Syrians in Jordan since the uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad began 11 months ago. Aid officials estimate more than 10,000 Syrian refugees already live in Jordan, mostly in private apartments. But they say the numbers are growing as the Syrian military escalates attacks on (restive) cities, such as Homs in the north and Deraa in the south. The UN refugee agency in Jordan says the group has assisted the Jordanian government with preparations for the refugee camp.

Hundreds of thousands of people have (rallied) in towns and cities across Spain to oppose the government's latest austerity measures. As the government tries to stimulate the economy by changing (employment laws), trade unions say workers' rights are being eroded. The biggest demonstration was in Madrid, where the centre of the city was packed with people calling for a general (strike). Among them was this woman who says the changes go too far.

"I think they're making big cuts to workers' rights. And with around five million unemployed, they haven't come up with any important ideas on how to create jobs. What the reforms really do is further limit the (capacity) of people to spend."

At least 44 people have died in a prison fight in northern Mexico. Security officials said members of rival drug cartels confronted each other with stones and homemade weapons. An investigation is underway to establish if some of the prison guards colluded in the fight by (unlocking) the doors, separating two wings of the prison. Deadly fights between rival gangs are not uncommon in Mexico's notoriously overcrowded and (corrupt) prison system.

This is Zoe Diamond with the latest World News from the BBC here in London.