FACTBOX-The use of landmines worldwide
Landmines contaminate at least 72 states and seven disputed areas around world, says report
Sudan army says takes rebel town in border state
Fighting along the border has stoked tensions between Sudan and South Sudan, which seceded in July, and complicated talks
Sudan rebel alliance is "counterproductive" - UN
Rebels in Sudan's Darfur and the troubled southern states bordering on South Sudan said they formed an alliance to topple the government
IPI: South Sudan Editors Still in Detention
The International Press Institute (IPI) calls for the immediate release of the editor and deputy editor of The Destiny newspaper in South Sudan, who were arrested just days after the paper ? now banned - published its first issue.