MORE THAN 100,000 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN DISPLACED BY THE LATEST ESCALATION IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, UNICEF SAID ON SUNDAY, WARNING THE NUMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AS VIOLENCE SPREADS.(PHOTO).

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 More than 100,000 children have been displaced by the latest escalation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UNICEF said on Sunday, warning the numbers are expected to rise as violence spreads. Since Dec. 1, intense fighting has uprooted more than 500,000 people, with children accounting for over 100,000 of those displaced in South Kivu alone, the UN agency said in a statement released Sunday. It said since Dec. 2, hundreds have been killed in the fighting, and children have been among the victims, with four students killed, six injured, and at least seven schools attacked or damaged. The rapid escalation has forced hundreds of thousands of children and families to flee within Congo and into neighboring Burundi and Rwanda, it added. Many people fleeing the violence have crossed into Burundi, with over 50,000 new arrivals reported between Dec. 6 and 11, nearly half of them children, UNICEF said, adding that the numbers are expected to rise as more displaced are identified. “Chi...

CHRIS BROWN RELEASED BUT UNDER SUPERVISION.

Under supervision: Chris Brown has special permission to leave rehab for charity trip on Sunday, pictured in a Los Angeles court earlier this month                Chris Brown is reported to be under strict supervision for an upcoming charity trip.The 24 year old is said to have been granted special permission to leave rehab for a few hours on Sunday to help collect christmas toys for under priviledged children.He has been warned he will be kicked out of rehab if he misbehaves during the outing.Chris,whose doctors believe the experience will be good for his treatment,only has permission to attend the event from 1pm until 4pm tomorrow,and must return immediately afterwards.He will also under go a drug test when he returns from the event.The charity drive is hosted by his clothing line,Black Pyramid,and skate board company Brooklyn project,both based in Los Angeles.Chris was ordered to rehab by a judge soon after he was kicked out of another centre in Malibu,Califonia because he threw a rock through his mother's car window.His probation steming from a violent assault on his ex girlfriend ,Rihanna ,in 2009,was revoked after he got into a fight in Washington DC in October,rather than being sentenced to jail,he was allowed to complete his rehab for anger management.Los Angeles superior court judge Jame R Bradlin to return to court,February 10 for another update.

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