Three people have died after a tornado slammed into a tiny town in north-west Arkansas, an official said today.

A snow storm on the US East Coast has caused several hundred motorists to become stranded in the western part of Virginia state, officials said today.

A Sudanese Darfur rebel faction has demanded that the African Union (AU) extend its deadline for the concluding peace talks, as Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo pressured the warring sides to sign a proposed deal.