At least two people died and 21 were injured on Thursday when a

At least two people died and 21 were injured on Thursday when a bomb exploded in a border town in Thailand's troubled Narathiwat province, where about 100 Muslims earlier gathered for the mass burial of 22 unidentified men killed in military custody after a violent protest, officials said. Police said most of the victims of the explosion appeared to be Malaysian tourists. The bomb exploded outside a bar in the town of Sungai Kolok on the border with Malaysia, police said. Two men on a motorcycle left the explosive device in a box outside a shop next to the bar, and it exploded as they drove off, police said. -- AP

Nigerian protection force arrives in Darfur

A contingent of 50 Nigerian soldiers arrived in Darfur on Thursday aboard a U.S. military plane, the first of 3,000 extra African Union troops deployed to monitor a shaky cease-fire in Sudan's western region. Before leaving the Nigerian capital, the troops received orders not to get involved in the 20-month-old conflict, which has driven more than 1.5 million civilians from their homes. "There might be situations where you come across stakeholders in the conflict," Nigerian Maj. Gen. Shekari Behubiliyok told the troops on the Abuja airstrip. -- Reuters