The cease-fire followed peace talks in Chad between Sudanese government officials and rebels seeking a permanent solution. The Darfur fighting is unrelated to a 21-year civil war in southern Sudan, which has claimed more than 2 million lives, mainly through famine.
In the hours ahead of his release, Mordechai Vanunu ate his last prison breakfast Wednesday and took a walk around the grounds of the lockup where he was held for 18 years for spilling Israel's nuclear secrets.
The son of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon testified Tuesday that he destroyed potentially incriminating tapes relating to a corruption investigation targeting him and his father because he no longer needed them, a report said.
Near-simultaneous explosions ripped through three police stations in southern Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least 45 people, including schoolchildren on a passing bus, and wounding 236, officials said.
Biskopene hadde et møte med Utlendingsnemnda på mandag. Men de forbeholder seg fortsatt retten til å kritisere norsk asyl- og flyktningpolitikk.
Amnesty International i Norge vil ta opp saken til en av de etiopiske asylsøkerne i Svolvær, melder NRK Nordland.
William Hung eier ikke sangstemme. Nettopp derfor ble han populær blant amerikanerne.
Regjeringenpartiene fjernet retten til norskopplæring i 2002. KrF vil nå likevel la asylsøkere få tilbud om norskopplæring.Dette går fram av forslaget til nytt stortingsvalgprogram.
Siv Jensen (Frp) beskylder «jern-Erna» for å ha blitt «veike-Erna» i innvandringspolitikken. Men Erna Solberg (H) mener at Jensen er helt på jordet.
The coalition backing the US occupation of Iraq fractured further today as the Dominican Republic said it would withdraw its 300 troops from Iraq, following the retreat led by Spain.