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Rwanda is bordered by Tanzania, Democratic Republic Congo, Uganda and Burundi. Agriculture is the principal industry in this former Belgian colony. Known as "the land of a thousand hills," it has a balmy climate with excellent soil. About 90 percent of the population is engaged in (mainly subsistence) agriculture. The major cash crops are sweet potatoes, coffee and tea.

US forces have made a major advance into a mainly Shia area in Baghdad, a stronghold of the radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr.

Warning that racial discrimination and intolerance are still “extremely serious problems,” United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the international community at large...

Intelligence officials have confirmed the US has stopped the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

Tory plans to cut immigration to the UK are not racist and will make the asylum system fairer for genuine refugees, Michael Howard has said.

Amid exceptional security measures, Pope John Paul presided over a candle-lit Good Friday service at Rome's ancient Colosseum where thousands of pilgrims braved cold and rain to hear the frail, 83-year-old pontiff.

Ukrainians are awaiting the publication of official results in the country's disputed presidential election. Huge street protests continue.

An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale jolted southern Iran overnight, destroying four schools and damaging others, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

A senior Chinese official has flown to North Korea to persuade Pyongyang to resume stalled six-nation talks aimed at ending its nuclear programme.