(Al Jazeera English Headlines: January 4, 2011) The governor of Pakistan's Punjab province has been murdered, reportedly by his own guard. Salman Taseer was killed as he was visiting a market in the capital Islamabad. Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, has called on his countrymen to respect the outcome of Sunday's referendum, when south Sudan is expected to vote for a split from the north. African leaders are meeting in Abuja after a second mediation attempt to break the deadlock in Cote d'Ivoire failed. And Australia's flood-stricken northeast is bracing for more heavy rain and flash floods.

(Al Jazeera English Headlines: January 4, 2011) The governor of Pakistan's Punjab province has been murdered, reportedly by his own guard. Salman Taseer was killed as he was visiting a market in the capital Islamabad. Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, has called on his countrymen to respect the outcome of Sunday's referendum, when south Sudan is expected to vote for a split from the north. African leaders are meeting in Abuja after a second mediation attempt to break the deadlock in Cote d'Ivoire failed. And Australia's flood-stricken northeast is bracing for more heavy rain and flash floods.