as testimony from deserters that the rebellion is being fuelled by recruits and support from neighboring rwanda. >> they were given training with weapons handling and they were sent to drc. >> day un spoke with 11 defectors who deserted their poorest in the mountainous jungle area on the rwanda border. the confidential report says it was under the pretext of joining the rwandan military. there were given weapons and training and then sent across the border to fight. one of the deserters is a minor according to the report. the 11 men are staying at this you encounter while the u.n. and the congo government figure out what to do with it. the condo military say they have heard from defectors telling similar stories. nearly 100,000 people have been forced from their homes by this latest fighting. for two decades this region has had over 1 million note that have fled following the genocide. that horror gave birth to the countless aftershocks that have been felt again here today. bbc news, eastern congo. >> kofi annan has arrived in damascus for talks with the syrian president bashar al- assad. that'

warning signs earlier most of the population had already left, many of them heading for safety in neighboring rwandae, clutching a few meager belongings, this involved a long and hazardous trek across the still smouldering ash and lava. nevertheless 45 people died, either from carbon dioxide poisoning or through being crushed by falling buildings. as the lava swept through the city, it set fire to countless homes and other buildings, adding to the chaos by hurling blazing oil drums high into the air. by the time the danger had passed, 4500 buildings had been destroyed and 120,000 people left homeless. the eruption of mount nyiagongo is believed to have been the most destructive volcano in recent times. since the nature of volcanoes was first understood, they have long been the subject of intense study. there is no longer any mystery about how they were formed; how they vary from type to type and what causes them to erupt. however, even though there have been enormous strides forward in recent years, predicting when and where a volcano will next erupt is still far from being an in fact, most of the s

neighboring states. more than 8000 have been registered in rwanda. franz's new prime minister has taken up his post today -- france's new prime minister has taken up his post today. francois hollande hold discussions with germany on the euro zone crisis. to a medical advance in the united states. two patients paralyzed from the neck down have been able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts. the action was made possible by a sensor implanted in the b rain connected to a computer. >> you are watching something extraordinary. kathy hutchinson is controlling robotic arm with her thoughts. notes is the box which is screwed onto our heads. that is linked directly to a sensor and her -- in her brain. this is the first time in 15 years she has served yourself a drink. -- herself a drink. she cannot talk, but was able to communicate this message. i cannot believe my eyes when i was able to drink coffee without help. the key to the technology is this tiny sensor. it is implanted on the surface of the brain. when the patient thinks about moving their ar