CHILDREN ABUSED IN BRITISH MADRASSAS: A BBC investigation has found that madrassas in Britain-where muslim children study the Koran-have received more that four hundred allegations of physical abuse in the past three years. The survey revealed complaints that children had been punched in the back, kicked and had their hair pulled by teachers. A senior prosecutor said these cases were likely to represent only the tip of an iceberg. Our correspondent says pressure from the local muslim community means these cases rarely go to court. Physical punishments are banned in mainstream schools in Britain but not at out-of-hours religious classes. MALAYSIAN POLICE FREE AFRICAN PROSTITUTES: Police in Malaysia say they have rescued twenty-one African women who were forced to work as prostitutes. They said traffickers had brought the women from Uganda via China and forced them to work for ten hours a day. Two middle-aged Ugandan women were arrested during the raid along with an African customer. Malaysia has been identified by the United State as a country with a high rate of human trafficking. There have been allegations that some immigration officers are involved in the business.