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Nå kan innvandrere i Kristiansand få sitt eget råd.
The Zimbabwe government has angrily denied reports that half the population will need food aid this year.
A UN report has said Sudan's government and its militia systematically abused civilians in Darfur - but it stopped short of calling the violence genocide.
Det var riktig at familien Gresa Korcaj og den mulihandikappede jenta (6) ikke fikk komme tilbake til Norge, mener Utlendingsnemnda. Jenta døde senere i hjemlandet Kosovo.
Representatives of over 50 countries and organisations have clashed over the location of a co-ordination centre for an Indian Ocean tsunami warning system.
Colombia and Venezuela have said a 15-day diplomatic crisis over the capture of a rebel commander is over.
Insurgents have attacked US troops, polling stations and Iraqi forces as security was tightened ahead of Sunday's landmark national election.
Iraqis overseas have begun to vote in their country's general election, two days before the poll in Iraq itself.
Gjennom prosjektet "Nye Nordmenn - egne stemmer" er innvandrere som bor i Norge, invitert til å skrive ned sin livshistorie. De ca 50 bidragene som er kommet inn skal trykkes i bokform.
Krig har tatt livet av to millioner barn det siste tiåret og lemlestet tre ganger så mange.