AP - THE LAND: Set in the heart of Africa, Congo is nearly three times the size of Texas and borders on Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

AFP - An attack on an army camp in the Central African Republic (CAR) has resulted in 33 deaths, the United Nations said.

AP - Central African Republic has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate crimes against humanity allegedly committed by its former president and a Congolese vice president, the government said Friday.

AP - Authorities in Central African Republic have accused exiled former President Ange-Felix Patasse of forming a rebel movement and recruiting fighters to overthrow the government.