A "large number" of peacekeepers have been killed and wounded in an attack in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the UN's peacekeeping chief said.

US spy satellites have detected signs that North Korea has restarted its nuclear plant, it was reported today.

Russia and key Western nations remained at odds today over a United Nations resolution aimed at bringing peace to Georgia.

Russia and Georgia tonight declared themselves ready to make peace in the battle over the breakaway province of South Ossetia.