Nairobi/Goma - Diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a rebel offensive has forced tens of thousands to flee, were under way Friday as aid agencies warned of a looming humanitarian crisis.

A fragile peace is holding in the east of the country after rebel Tutsi General Laurent Nkunda on Wednesday evening called a ceasefire as his troops were on the verge of taking the major city of Goma.

Fighting had raged for four days, with the Congolese army being driven into full retreat.

UN peacekeepers also joined the battle, pounding Nkunda's National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP) with helicopter gunships.

London, Oct 31: The latest babe to join Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Bunnies’ gang is Atomic Kitten singer Jenny Frost.

Frost has been signed in as the new face and body of Playboy lingerie in the UK, reports The Sun.

And in order to mark the occasion, the crooner flew to LA to meet the Playboy mogul at his infamous Playboy Mansion.

Jenny attended a fancy dress party at the mansion and was dressed as a ringmaster with a leather whip.

New York, Oct 31: Hollywood actor Roger Moore, who has delighted fans with seven delightful Bond flicks, is set to thrill them again – but this time with his memoir "My Word Is My Bond".

After playing 007 agent James Bond, Roger is going to let the cat out of the bag about the action which took place behind the much-acclaimed scenes.

For instance, the 81-year-old actor tells in the book that how on "A View to a Kill" co-star Grace Jones so often ignored his pleas to turn down the dreadful music in her trailer that "I marched into her room, pulled the plug out and then went back to my room, picked up a chair and flung it at the wall,” reports the New York Daily News.

New Delhi, Oct 31: Condemning the serial blasts in Assam, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs P. R. Kyndiah has said that people of North East should unitedly stand against acts of terrorism.

"The people of Assam in particular and of the North East in general, should stand united against any terrorists or terrorism acts, whose only motive is to spread fear and terror," Kyndiah said.

The Minister further said that the terrorists behind such inhuman and brutal deeds should be traced and caught immediately and given due punishment according to the law.

London, Oct 31: Britney Spears’ explosive tell-all documentary, where she has confessed all about her breakdown, lesbian romps and pop comeback, is all set for a release in the UK.

Britain’s Sky 1 has grabbed the rights to screen ‘Britney: For The Record’ in the country within hours of its broadcast in the US.

The sensational TV biography features the pop princess lifting the lid on her sex, drugs and divorce battle.

Washington, Oct 31: A US intelligence official has said that the series of homicide bombings in Somalia on Wednesday “were probably the work of a local group that was likely facilitated by al Qaeda.”

The official described the attacks as a fairly sophisticated and complex event, which has all the attributes of an al Qaeda attack. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks yet.

The wave of homicide bombings killed more than 20 people in northern Somalia, striking just as international leaders held talks on ending decades of deadly turmoil in this chaotic African nation.