News Morsels

Ministers have ordered an inquiry to be launched into children’s services in Doncaster following the death of seven children in the area.

Primark, the discount clothing retailer in the UK, has been found to be employing workers for under the minimum wage on slave labour-like hours in Manchester.

Jen-Pierre Bemba, a former rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been accused in the International Criminal Court of being responsible for ordering mass rapes in the country.

President George W Bush held his final press briefing, taking the opportunity to defend his record in office while also offering a long list of the mistakes made.

An official in Gaza says the death toll amongst Palestinians has now reached up to 900, including around 380 civilians.

UN To Post More Troops In Congo

The UN has unanimously voted in agreement to send an additional 3,000 troops to the stricken African country. The Democratic Republic of Congo has been spiralling further into a deep humanitarian crisis over the course of several weeks, due to civilians displaced by the eruption of violence between the Congolese army and Tutsi rebels.

[Source – Reuters]

DR Congo Camps Burned

Not a great debut post but in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where rebel fighting has been progressing for the past few days, the UN has reported camps housing around 50,000 displaced people have been burned to the ground. Full report on the BBC.