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Another round of heavy fighting has broken out in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between government forces and supporters of rebel commander General Laurent Nkunda.

Firefighters in southern California continue to battle three separate wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands to flee.

A wildfire has engulfed at least 70 homes in Montecito, an exclusive enclave near Santa Barbara, California in the US and forced thousands of people to flee.

The President of the United States, George W Bush, has admitted that the financial system needs reforming.

Germany has entered a recession after government figures showed that Europe\'s largest economy contracted by 0.5 percent in the third quarter.

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo wants 3,000 extra troops to protect civilians in the eastern part of the country.

The UN food agency said it has started cutting rations to four million people in Zimbabwe.

The UN food agency said it has started cutting rations to four million people in Zimbabwe.

An eight-year-old boy in the US state of Arizona has been charged for the murder of his father and another man.

The US President-elect Barack Obama this afternoon met with current president George W Bush at the White House.

South African singing legend Miriam Makeba has died aged 76, after falling ill in Italy.

More fighting has broken out between rebels and government troops in DR Congo, even as African leaders and United Nation chief Ban Ki-moon begin crisis talks.