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