 Russia: Georgia assault "over"
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says the military campaign in Georgia is over. He made the announcement earlier today as the French president Nicholas Sarkozy landed in Moscow to discuss a ceasefire.
Medvedev told officials Russia had restored security in South Ossetia. Earlier reports said Russian warplanes had again bombed the Georgian town of Gori, with several dead or wounded. So far there have been no signs of imminent talks with Georgia. Pakistani bus blast kills 13
Thirteen people have been killed and 10 wounded in a bomb attack on an airforce bus in the outskirts of Peshawar, north-west Pakistan. No one has so far claimed responsibility for the bomb which killed airforce staff and civilians. Islamist fighters based on the Afghan border have previously been blamed for a series of attacks on security forces. The bus blast followed days of air strikes and fighting between militants and security forces in the Bajaur region, north of Peshawar. About 150 people, including a senior al Qaeda member, were killed. Locals flee Philippine clashes
Nearly 130,000 people have fled their homes after clashes between the army and Muslim rebels in the south of Philippines. The fighting started on Sunday after rebels from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in North Cotabato ignored a 24-hour deadline to leave the area. At least one soldier and seven rebels have been killed. The North Cotabato rebels want their region to be included in a Muslim autonomous zone, but a former deal was blocked by the courts. The recent violence comes as the nearby autonomous region of Mindanao is preparing to vote for a governor, vice governor and members of a regional legislative assembly. Illegal Gaza tunnel collapses
Three Palestinians have been killed and five others are missing after an illegal tunnel connecting Gaza and Egypt near the Rafah crossing collapsed. The tunnel was used to smuggle fuel, weapons and other supplies into Gaza, which has been under Israeli blockade for over a year in response to rocket attacks by Hamas militants. Only humanitarian and basic supplies are allowed in. Hamas blames the accident on Egypt, which has been attempting to close the tunnel network to prevent the smuggling of weapons. Hamas says Egypt uses dangerous methods such as explosives or gas to disable the tunnels. Villagers refuse dam move
Thousands of Sudanese villagers are refusing to leave their homes which are to be flooded by a dam in the Manaseer area, 350 km north of Sudan's capital, Khartoum. Tens of thousands of villagers have already been displaced by the Merowe Dam on the River Nile, but they complain the new houses built by the government are too far from the river and lack the water needed to sustain their agriculture. Local people have also complained the compensation on offer is inadequate. The two-billion-US-dollar dam built with with the help of Chinese and Arab funds and is expected to double Sudan's electricity supply. India monsoon kills over 70
At least 76 people have been killed in southern India in the past few days due to heavy monsoon rains. The rains triggered flooding in major cities in Andhra Pradesh state, destroying 150,000 hectares of crops. Some 40,000 people have been evacuated to 119 temporary shelters across the state after heavy rains breached mud embankments and damaged roads and homes.
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