More fighting in Kisangani

Further heavy shelling has broken out between Rwandan and Ugandan troops around the rebel-held city of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A United Nations observer Major Ahmed Jamil said the fighting continued after a lull during the night.

The UN says it hopes a plane will be able to fly in later today with emergency supplies for Kisangani's civilians, who've had no fresh food or water for days. Repeated attempts to arrange a truce have collapsed and hospitals are struggling to cope with hundreds of wounded people. The Zambian president, Fredrick Chiluba, is the Ugandan capital, Kampala, to continue mediation efforts.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service