Today's date: Saturday, 9 December 2006
A Congolese refugee girl holding her sibling in south-west Uganda, which offers shelter during periodic outbreaks of fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. © UNHCR/H.Coussidis

Top Story: Congolese refugees return home from Uganda as fighting subsides
Several thousand Congolese refugees who fled to Uganda earlier this week have returned to the Democratic Republic of the Congo after the fighting that panicked them eased.

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